The Burmese or Myanmar script developed from the Mon script,
Both names derive from the Bamar people (ဗမာလူမျိုး ), the largest ethnic group in Burma. The name Myanmar (မြန်မာ ) is the high register name for the country, Some Burmese writers have promoted the use of the low register,Īnd have suggest the abandoning of the high register. Informal literature, and everyday conversation. The low register is used in television, comics, Register is used in formal literature, newspapers, radio andįormal speeches. There are two registers of Burmese: high and low. Other parts of Burma differ more from the standard, but theyĪre all more or less mutually intelligible. Within that area there are minor differences in vocabularyĪnd pronunciation between the Mandalay dialect of Upper BurmaĪnd the Yangon dialect of Lower Burma. Standard Burmese is spoken in the Irrawaddy River valley.
