MM
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Myanmar
Summary
Myanmar is a country in Asia that is home to 55,295,000 people. It is also home to 115 living indigenous languages. One of these, Burmese, is the official language of the country. Myanmar was also home to 1 indigeneous language that is now extinct. In addition, 7 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 1 indigenous language is used as a language of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Sino-Tibetan (93) Austro-Asiatic (13) Kra-Dai (6) Indo-European (2) Austronesian (1) Sign language (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Myanmar has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.