This article is about the ethnic majority of Myanmar. For citizens of Myanmar, see Burmese people.
Ethnic group
Bamar
ဗမာ လူမျိုး ba. ma lu myui
Flag of the Dobama Asiayone (1935)
A 1912 painting depicts members of the Bamar court in royal attire paying homage to the Mahamuni Buddha
Regions with significant populations
Myanmar 35,077,800
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
United States
China
Australia
Japan
Thailand
2,300,000[1]
Singapore
50,000[2]
Australia
32,655[3]
Japan
28,860[4]
Languages
Burmese
Religion
Predominantly Theravada Buddhism and Burmese folk religion Minority Christianity and Islam
Related ethnic groups
Danu
Intha
Rakhine
Marma
Achang
Other Sino-Tibetan-speaking peoples
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The Bamar (Burmese: ဗမာ လူမျိုး; MLCTS: ba. ma lu myui:, IPA:[bəmàlùmjó]; historically also known as the Burmese) are a Sino-Tibetan ethnic group native to Myanmar.[5] With an estimated population of around 35 million people, they are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, accounting for 68.78% of the country's total population.The geographic homeland of the Bamar is the Irrawaddy River basin. The Bamar speak the Burmese language which serves as the national language and lingua franca of Myanmar.[6]
^"In Thailand, exiled Burmese communities work to support the revolution at home". Le Monde.fr. 30 March 2022.
^"Emigrants in Singapore's 'little Myanmar' eye their homeland".
^2016 Census of Australia "Burmese Australians"
^Otsuka, Kosei (January 2022). "15 Burmese: Refugees and Little Yangon". Language Communities in Japan. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198856610.003.0016.
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^"Country Summary", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 21 August 2022
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Myanmar 35,077,800
Thailand
Singapore
Australia
Japan
