Myanmar Languages

Description

 * Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (also called Burma) is a country in Southeast Asia.
 * Burmese, the mother tongue of the Bamar and official language of Myanmar, is related to Tibetan and Chinese.
 * Myanmar is home to four major language families:
 * Sino-Tibetan: These languages are most widely spoken.
 * Burmese
 * Karen
 * Kachin
 * Chin
 * Chinese (mainly Hokkien)
 * Tai–Kadai
 * Shan
 * Austro-Asiatic
 * Mon
 * Palaung: The Palaung people are divided into Palé, Rumai, and Shwe, and each of whom have their own language.
 * Wa
 * Indo-European
 * Pali: Today Pali is studied mainly to gain access to Buddhist scriptures, and is frequently chanted in a ritual context.
 * English
 * More than a hundred languages are spoken in total.

Word List(s)
Burmese
 * Useful phrases in Burmese (Omniglot)

Karen
 * Learn To Speak Karen (DrumPublication)

Kachin or Jingpho
 * The Sound of the Jingpho / Kachin language (YouTube)

Chin or Zo (Zou)
 * Learning Zomi language 41- phrases (YouTube)

Chinese or Hokkien
 * Chinese Genealogical Word List
 * Hokkien Vocabulary (Wikipedia)

Shan
 * Cushing, Josiah Nelson. Handbook of the Shan language. Rangoon : American Baptist Mission Press, [1888?]. Available at WorldCat

Mon
 * Useful phrases in Mon (Omniglot)

Palaung
 * The Sound of the Palaung / De'ang language (YouTube)

Wa
 * Wa Numbers (Omniglot)

Pali
 * A Glossary of Pali & Buddhist terms (nku.edu)

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Burmese
 * Burmese phonology (Wikipedia)
 * Burmese Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Karen
 * Karen Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Kachin or Jingpho
 * Jingpho Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Chin or Zo (Zou)
 * Zou Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Chinese or Hokkien
 * Hokkien phonology (Wikipedia)

Shan
 * Shan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Mon
 * Mon Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Palaung
 * Palaung Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Wa
 * Wa Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Pali
 * Pali Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Burmese
 * English to Burmese Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * Burmese Dictionary (Lexilogos)
 * The most important vocabulary to know during your trip in Burma (Evaneos)

Karen
 * English to Karen Dictionary (Glosbe)

Kachin or Jingpho
 * English to Kachin Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * Kachin - Jinghpaw language & English language (YouTube)

Chin or Zo (Zou)
 * English to Zou Dictionary (Glosbe)

Chinese or Hokkien
 * English to Chinese Dictionary (Glosbe)

Shan
 * English to Shan Dictionary (Glosbe)

Mon
 * English to Mon Dictionary (Glosbe)

Palaung
 * English to Ruching Palaung Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * English to Rumai Palaung Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * English to Shwe Palaung Dictionary (Glosbe)

Wa
 * English to Wa Dictionary (Glosbe)

Pali
 * English to Pali Dictionary (Glosbe)

Additional Resources

 * Useful Burmese Phrases for Travelers to Myanmar (WorldNomads)
 * Myanmar (Britannica)
 * Myanmar (Wikitravel)