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	Burmese (Myanmar)
		Burmese, or Myanmar, belongs to the Lolo-Burmese sub-branch of of the Tibeto-Burmese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
		Although Burmese belongs to the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, Burmese script is an adaptation of the Mon script, which in turn, derived from Pali- the language of Theravada Buddhism, and ultimately from the Brahmi script of India.
		Burmese is considered to be a Category II language in terms of difficulty for speakers of English.
	www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/may/Burmese.html (1307 words)

	ISV: Information by Language
		Since Burmese script used to be inscribed on palm leaves, the strokes had to be kept round to avoid tearing the leaves.
		Burmese is a syllabic script in which the basic unit is the consonant-based syllable with an inherent [a] vowel.
		Burmese is written horizontally from left to right and its basic set of symbols consists of 33 consonants and 14 vowels.
	www.monotypeimaging.com /isv/wt_info.asp?lan=burmese&print=true (305 words)

	How to read and write Burmese, Myanmar characters - ဗမ၁စက၁း
		Hoe kun je Birmaanse teksten maken, lezen of leesbaar maken ?
		The Myanmar (Burmese) language-script belongs to the socalled Brahmi Script.
		The age of the written language (of the script) is mentioned in: the history of writing.
	www.xs4all.nl /~wjsn/burmese.htm (349 words)

	AllRefer.com - Burmese (Language And Linguistics) - Encyclopedia
		Burmese, language belonging to the Tibeto-Burman subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages (see Sino-Tibetan languages).
		Burmese can be described as monosyllabic because root words generally consist of a single syllable.
		Burmese has its own alphabet, which is ultimately descended from an old script from S India.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Burmese.html (249 words)

	UCLA Language Materials Project Language Profiles Page
		Burmese, along with Tibetan, the dominant language of Tibet, is one of the two most important languages of the Tibeto-Burman branch, which includes an undetermined number of smaller languages spoken in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar, northern and western Thailand, and the Yunnan and Sichuan (Szechwan) provinces of China (Ehrhardt, 1998).
		Standard Burmese evolved from a 'central' dialect spoken by the Burman population of the lower valleys of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers.
		Burmese is an SOV language, or more precisely a verb-final language, which essentially means that the (main) verb - usually followed by one or more particles with grammatical as well as discourse functions - occupies the final position in the sentence or clause.
	www.lmp.ucla.edu /Profile.aspx?LangID=72&menu=004 (2076 words)

	Modern Burmese Literature
		BURMESE TEXTS The Burmese historical chronicle, short stories, movie scripts, and plays in PDF files that can be read in Adobe's Acrobat Reader.
		It depicts the harsh circumstances in the village and the petty feuds that arise among it's inhabitants.
		If and when I have access to Burmese newspapers and archival records from the time I would like to find out whether this book is political propaganda (it was published right before an election that U Nu won) or whether its criticism has some basis in fact.
	www.geocities.com /bayinnaung/modern.html (2088 words)

	Ethnologue 14 report for language code:BMS
		Native speakers of Burmese seldom speak a second indigenous language.
		Burmese is the second language of many educated speakers of other languages.
		Myanma is the largest ethnic group; another is Baramagyi (Barua).
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=BMS (120 words)

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		DEMOTIC an Egyptian script for general use; it emerged in the 6th century B.C. and was replaced by Coptic in the 5th century A.D. One of the scripts featured on the Rosetta Stone.
		As script for common purpose replaced by Demotic around 500 B.C. developed in Egypt in the 3rd millennium B.C., a script which later was used predominantly for inscriptions.
		The script was developed in 920 and used until 1191, although Khitan was overthrown by the Jurchen in 1125.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/images/scripts/scriptsak.html (886 words)

	Burmese Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Burmese Translation : native speaking burmese translators, burmese translator, translation from english to burmese, burmese...
		The script lessons are designedfor beginning Myanmar learners whowant to achieve the basic skills of reading and writing Myanmar scripts.
		Burmese is a language of the Tibeto-Burman family spoken in Burma...
	www.languagepilot.com /studyabroad/burmese-language.html (264 words)

	Bangladesh Tribal Languages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Currently, the khasia language of the cherapunji region is being written in the roman script at the initiative of the christian missionaries of the indian state of meghalaya where it is the medium of instruction up to the high school level.
		The influence of burmese is strong as burmese was the lingua franca of the arakan region.
		The manipuri language began to be written in the bangla script when vaisnavism assumed the form of the state religion during the days of maharaja garib newaz in the 18th century.
	www.plusbangla.com /tribe_2.htm (3333 words)

	Unicode Technical Report Number 1
		The Burmese script is used to write Burmese, the majority language of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Pali.
		The earliest Mon inscription, found at Lopburi in Thailand, dates from the eight century and is written in the Pallava script used at the Hinayana Buddhist center of Conjeeveram in the area of Madras on the east coast of India.
		The Burmese script therfore ultimately derives from Brahmi, and so shares the structural features of its relatives: Consonant symbols include an inherent vowel; various signs are placed before, above, below and after a consonant to indicate a vowel other than the inherent one; ligatures and conjuncts are used to indicate consonant clusters.
	www.unicode.org /reports/tr1.html (2997 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The scrips are all of the same basic type, though with considerable variations.]]} {north-indic, definition, [[The north indic scripts are the scripts derived from the northern branch of Ashokan brahmi.
		These scripts show clear family resemblances.]]} {south-indic, definition, [[The south indic scripts are the scripts derived from the southern branch of Ashokan brahmi.
		It is relatively sparsely attested.]]} {south-iberian, description, [[The script is partly alphabetic and partly syllabic, and its ancestry is unknown, though clearly Greek or Semitic.
	www.accountingontology.com /omnigator/docs/i18n.ltm (894 words)

	Exotic Locales Concept Dictionary
		The script called Linear B is a syllabic system that was used on the island of Crete (and parts of the nearby mainland) to write the oldest recorded variety of the Greek language.
		The Ogham script was used in Ireland and England prior to the introduction of the Latin alphabet.
		The script has only the two vowel signs I and U, which are also used respectively to stand for the vowels E and O.
	www.cit.gu.edu.au /~davidt/cit3611/C_UNIX/exotic_locales.htm (1370 words)

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	home.pages.at /computer77/asp/burmese-python.htm (794 words)

	Chapter 3
		Burmese nationalists were critical of the introduction of the Romanised script (e.g.
		The substitution of a Romanised script was successful in the case of some ethnic minorities areas such as Chin and Kachin routinely use Romanised script – often as originally introduced by Christian missionaries - for their languages till today.
		Burmese military rule can be classified into two phases: from 1962 to 1974 was the first phase of absolute military rule; and from 1974 to 1988 was the second phase of ‘constitutional dictatorship’ (Silverstein, 1977).
	www.ibiblio.org /obl/docs/Education_in_Burma_(1945-2000).htm (6269 words)

	Wierus Occult Antiques.
		The kammavaca (or kamawa-sa) are among the most sacred of Burmese religious texts, containing selections from the Vinaya that provides rules for the monastic system.
		The language is Pali, the language of the historical Buddha, used in the most essential documents of Theravada Buddhism, but written in a Burmese script, used almost exclusively for kammavaca manuscripts, called magyi zi (‘tamarind seed’), from the resemblance of the letters to the dark brown, glossy seeds of the tree.
		As it is customary, each leaf is numbered on one of the margins, with red lacquer in round script, by a letter in conjunction with a vowel of the Burmese alphabet.
	www.wierus.com /catalog/burma2 (838 words)

	Expert About bu:Burmese
		The United States Government is appalled by reports that the Burmese military is using rape as a weapon against civilian populations in the ethnic regions of the country.
		The United States has expressed its deep concern about these abuses to the Burmese regime on several occasions and has urged it to investigate fully any and all allegations of the systematic rape of girls and women in Burma regardless of ethnicity, and appropriately punish those guilty of such heinous crimes.
		Burmese Pythons are able to swallow their prey whole because of their hinged jaw which actually separates and allows them to intake something that is five times as wide as its head.
	expertsite.biz /dir/bu/Burmese.htm (1645 words)

	Burmese Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Burmese language (, or bama sa) is the official language of Myanmar (known until 1989 as Burma).
		Burmese is a member of the Tibeto-Burman languages, which is a subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.
		The language utilizes the Burmese script, and derives from the Mon script, which ultimately comes from the Pali script.
	www.kturadio.com /burmese-language.html (549 words)

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	home.pages.at /computer77/asp/burmese-python-picture.htm (1010 words)

	SOAS: South East Asia: Burmese Language Study Materials: Course Books: The Spoken Language
		The author, who teaches Burmese at the National University of Singapore, can be contacted at thannwemay@hotmail.com.
		Script is printed alongside romanized versions, but not taught in the book.
		Presents script in 4 pp (13-16) but examples and phrases are in roman without script.
	www.soas.ac.uk /departments/departmentinfo.cfm?navid=696 (879 words)

	Speak Burmese and Learn Burmese by Creating Your Own Burmese Phrases - Fetch-a-Phrase Do-It-Yourself Phrasemakers - ...
		Burmese is the principle language of Burma (Myanmar).
		The Burmese script is based on sanskrit writing from India.
		It is very a rounded script as the palm leaves that the monks used to write on would split if a straight line were made.
	www.fetchaphrase.com /burmese.html (186 words)

	Burma Gallery four - Wooden 'Nat' images from Burmese temples a mixture of animisam and Buddhism
		Burmese Buddhism is intrinsically mixed with animism and Buddhism as are Thai beliefs.
		This image is in good condition except for the base and the outer part of his left arm, which has suffered from termite damage through the years, this actually adds to the attraction and quality of this figure.
		Early 20th Century Burmese temple guardian figure, this is a fine piece of wood carving, decorated with detailed painted surface, Wood and enamel paint.
	www.gandhara.com.au /burma4_nats.html (432 words)

	Welcome to Computers and Writing Systems
		SIL International, whose mission is to provide guidance, information, research and development for SIL and its partners to facilitate the use of non-Roman and complex scripts in linguistic study, translation, literacy, and publishing.
		Gentium is a typeface family designed to enable the diverse ethnic groups around the world who use the Latin script to produce readable, high-quality publications.
		Over its short history, the Non-Roman Script Initiative of SIL International has developed a model for using computers to implement the various writing systems that are needed for text input, storage, processing, and output.
	scripts.sil.org /cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&... (800 words)

	The Burmese Dha
		I believe that "dha" is the generic Burmese name for an edged weapon, whether it is of sword length or of knife length.
		High quality pieces are probably too precious for the Burmese to use for mundane tasks and are most probably reserved for ceremonial use and for wearing on festive occasions, or as a status symbol of officials or possibly by dancers in public performances.
		The reason for this is that, in early days, the Burmese wrote their text by incising it onto the surface of large leaves.
	www.arco-iris.com /George/dha.htm (704 words)

	Burmese Script Lessons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The lessons in this category are designed for beginning Myanmar learners who want to achieve the basic skills of reading and writing Myanmar scripts.
		Each lesson is organized through the use of recognition and reproduction drills and quizzes.
		Learners should try to recognize the sound and shape of the script first.
	www.seasite.niu.edu /Burmese/script/script_index.htm (64 words)

	Chinese Translation Services - translate Chinese Translator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Chinese, together with Tibetan and Burmese and the many tribal languages of South and Southeast Asia, belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.
		Like other scripts of ancient origin, Chinese is derived from picture writing; it grew into a word-by-word representation of language when it was discovered that words too abstract to be readily pictured could be indicated by their sound rather than their sense.
		Cursive or Running or rapid writing (the Running and Draft scripts) introduced many abbreviated characters used in artistic calligraphy and in commercial and private correspondence, but it was long banned from official documents.
	www.chinesetranslationusa.com (1746 words)

	Proposal for encoding Burmese in ISO 10646
		This document is a proposal to encode the Burmese script in ISO/IEC 10646.
		Burmese script is commonly used to write Burmese, Karen, and other minority languages.
		Encoding Burmese is also important because of the great many Buddhist scriptures in Pali which are written in Burmese script.
	www.evertype.com /standards/my/my.html (1023 words)

	Language Resources - B
		Today the language is spoken in three main dialects - Central (the basis of the literary language), Arakanese and Tavoi.
		Above the dialectal division there is also a fundamental distinction between written and colloquial Burmese.
		Burmese script is a derived version of an Indian script, Brahmi.
	www.langcen.cam.ac.uk /resources/lang-b/lang_b.php?c=10 (109 words)

	Learn Burmese - Burmese Books, Courses, and Software<
		The Burmese material is presented in both Burmese script and roman transcription throughout.
		This book and tape set enables students with no previous knowledge of Burmese to become competent in reading and writing Burmese script.
		Each passage is accompanied by a full vocabulary and translation and is followed by a set of exercises designed to familiarize the student with new vocabulary and structures.
	www.multilingualbooks.com /burmese.html (1418 words)

	Collections-OIOC-Oriental Languages-Burmese Collections
		The Burma [Myanmar] collections consist of approximately 1000 manuscripts from Burma, mostly in Burmese or Pali written in Burmese script, but with a few in Shan, Arakanese and Mon.
		The majority of the manuscripts are written on palm leaf, but there are also many paper folding books (parabaik), and texts written on materials such as gold, silver, copper and ivory sheets in the shape of palm leaves.
		A collection of about 80 manuscripts in Burmese, Pali (Burmese script) and Mon falls into three catagories: palm leaf manuscripts, paper folding books (parabaik), and manuscripts on European paper.
	www.bl.uk /collections/burmese.html (555 words)

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