For the script in general, see Mon–Burmese script.
Burmese
မြန်မာအက္ခရာ
Script type
Abugida
Time period
c. 984 or 1035–present
Direction
Left-to-right
Languages
Burmese, Rakhine, Pali and Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems
Egyptian
Proto-Sinaitic
Phoenician
Aramaic
Brahmi script
Kadamba[1] or Pallava script[2]
Pyu or Old Mon[2]
Mon–Burmese script
Burmese
ISO 15924
ISO 15924
Mymr(350), Myanmar (Burmese)
Unicode
Unicode alias
Myanmar
Unicode range
U+1000–U+104F
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Sharada
Landa
Gurmukhi
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Multani
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Takri
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Siddham
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Sylheti Nagri
Gaudi
Bengali–Assamese
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Tirhuta
Odia
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Bhujimol
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Soyombo
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Tibetan
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Khema
Phagspa
Zanabazar square
Marchen
Marchung
Pungs-chen
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Drusha
Kalinga
Bhaiksuki
Tocharian
Southern Brahmic
Tamil-Brahmi
Pallava
Tamil
Grantha
Malayalam
Tigalari
Dhives Akuru
Saurashtra
Khmer
Khom Thai
Proto-Tai script?
Sukhothai
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Fakkham
Thai Noi
Lao
Tai Viet
Dai Don
Lai Tay
Lai Pao
Cham
Kawi
Balinese
Batak
Buda
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Sundanese
Lontara
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Ulu scripts
Incung
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Rejang
Serawai
Baybayin
Buhid
Hanunoo
Tagbanwa
Kulitan
Mon–Burmese
Burmese
Chakma
S'gaw Karen
Shan
Tanchangya
Lik-Tai scripts
Ahom
Khamti
Tai Le
Modern Mon
Tai Tham
New Tai Lue
Pyu
Vatteluttu
Kolezhuthu
Malayanma
Sinhala
Bhattiprolu
Kadamba
Telugu-Kannada
Kannada
Goykanadi
Telugu
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The Burmese alphabet (Burmese: မြန်မာအက္ခရာmyanma akkha.ya, pronounced[mjəmàʔɛʔkʰəjà]) is an abugida used for writing Burmese. It is ultimately adapted from a Brahmic script, either the Kadamba or Pallava alphabet of South India. The Burmese alphabet is also used for the liturgical languages of Pali and Sanskrit. In recent decades, other, related alphabets, such as Shan and modern Mon, have been restructured according to the standard of the Burmese alphabet (see Mon–Burmese script.)
Burmese is written from left to right and requires no spaces between words, although modern writing usually contains spaces after each clause to enhance readability and to avoid grammar complications. There are several systems of transliteration into the Latin alphabet; for this article, the MLC Transcription System is used.
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