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The Myanmar Language
One might wonder to know that 45
million people speak 111 languages
in Myanmar. Majority of Myanmars
speak Myanmar language.
Alphabets

Numerals
Numerical Representation
According to our traditional
astronomy, all alphabets have its
each numerical values:
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alphabets begining with
these characters |
stands for
this numerical value |
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(n) |
0 |
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t{Mo |
1 |
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uc*Ci |
2 |
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pqZpsn |
3 |
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,&v0 |
4 |
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yzAbr |
5 |
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o[ |
6 |
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wx'"e |
7 |
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([V) |
8 |
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(#) |
9 |
Some Proverbs that Tells
This is the proverb, that every
Myanmar knows. It tells the number
of pagodas in Bagan.
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vSnf;0if½dk;oHwnHnH? yk*Hbk&m;aygif;
]v0&ownn}=4445633
This
saying can be decoded as...
"There actually were 4,445,633
pagodas in Bagan."
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**,foHk;ck? OoQpfxk
]***}=888
This saying can be decoded as...
"Innwa Kingdom falls at ME 888"
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OMoatmfjrnf? ukef;abmifwnf
This saying can be decoded as...
"Konbaung Dynasty got established
in ME 1114".
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tkwfuspfausmfat;? rEÅav;
tuut= 1221
This saying can be decoded as...
"The city of Mandalay was built in
ME 1221.
Myanmar Sorting Method
Sorting in Myanmar language is no
easy job. 33 alphabets in 5 levels.
The sorting algorithm of Myanmar
language is available in .PDF format
Download at
http://members.tripod.com/~winmyanmar/unicode/sorting.pdf
Romanization
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Please refer to Professor John
Okell's "Romanizing Burmese"
available in bookstores.
Good Links
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Ethnologue & Language Family tree
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