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Language code: mya

Technical information about ISO 639 language code mya

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The table below provides technical details for the Burmese language, designated by the mya code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

mya (Terminology)

Name

Official

Burmese

Native

ဗမာစာ

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Standard (Central) BurmeseTavoyanYawIntha
Related languages
Rakhine (Arakanese)AchangLashiMaru (Atsi-Nung)
Key facts
Written with the rounded Burmese script descended from BrahmiA tonal language with three main tones that change word meaningUses particles rather than inflection, so grammar is highly analyticFeatures rare voiceless nasal and lateral consonantsHas absorbed extensive Pali vocabulary through centuries of Buddhist scholarship
Sample phrase

မင်္ဂလာပါ၊ နေကောင်းလား?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Burmese language, identified by the code mya, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Burmese language: mya for terminology purposes and bur for bibliographic uses.

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