Burmese alphabet
abugida used for writing Burmese / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Burmese alphabet is an alphabet that is used to write some languages, including the Burmese language. It is also used to write down the religious languages of Sanskrit and Pali. It is very different from the ABCs. It is known for having a lot of round letters that look like circles.
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Burmese | |
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Script type | |
Time period | c. 984 or 1035–present |
Direction | left-to-right |
Languages | Burmese, Pali and Sanskrit |
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ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Mymr (350), Myanmar (Burmese) |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Myanmar |
Unicode range | U+1000–U+104F |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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Some people in Burma use the Burmese alphabet to write their own languages, but add extra letters to represent the sounds unique to their own languages.
Burmese is written from left to right.