Language

Burmese

Burmese is a language in the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in 17 countries.

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Scripture in Burmese

A complete Bible is reported in Burmese.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Burmese is spoken

  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Laos
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

See Burmese on the language map

About Burmese

Language family
Sino-Tibetan
ISO 639-3 code
mya
Glottocode
nucl1310
Also known as
Burmese: Marma

Dialects and varieties 10

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Burmese as a whole.

  • BeikNo known Scripture
  • BomangNo known Scripture
  • DanuNo known Scripture
  • MandalayNo known Scripture
  • Mandalay-YangonNo known Scripture
  • MarmaNo known Scripture
  • MuslimNo known Scripture
  • PalawNo known Scripture
  • YangonNo known Scripture
  • YawNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.