Burmese alphabet

The Burmese script (Burmese: မြန်မာအက္ခရာ, MLCTS mranma akkha.ra; IPA: [mjàNmà ɛʔkʰəjà]) is an abugida in the Brahmic family used in Burma for writing Burmese. In addition, various other scripts share some aspect and letters of the Burmese script, though they should not be considered strictly Burmese, including Mon, Shan, S'gaw Karen, Eastern and Western Pwo Karen dialects, Geba Karen, Rumai Palaung, Kayah, as well as being used as scripts for Pa... more
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