Bamar

E42683

ethnic group ethnic group in Myanmar

The Bamar are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, historically dominant in the country’s politics, culture, and language.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group → ethnic group in Myanmar →
alternativeName	Bama → Burman → Myanmar people →
associatedState	Kingdom of Ava → Konbaung Dynasty → Pagan Kingdom → Toungoo Dynasty →
capitalCityRegion	Mandalay → Naypyidaw → Yangon →
colonialHistory	subject to British colonial rule in Burma →
conflictContext	ethnic tensions in Myanmar →
country	Myanmar →
culture	Burmese culture →
ethnolinguisticGroup	Burmese →
exonym	Burman →
historicalRole	culturally dominant group in Myanmar → linguistically dominant group in Myanmar → politically dominant group in Myanmar →
influenced	national identity of Myanmar → official language policy of Myanmar → state Buddhism in Myanmar →
language	Burmese language →
languageFamily	Sino-Tibetan languages →
majorFestival	Tazaungdaing → Thadingyut → Thingyan →
nationalLanguageAssociation	Burmese as official language of Myanmar →
populationProportionInMyanmar	largest ethnic group → majority →
postColonialRole	dominant group in independent Burma →
primaryReligion	Theravada Buddhism →
region	Irrawaddy River valley → central Myanmar → dry zone of Myanmar →
relatedEthnicGroup	Mon people → Rakhine people → Shan people →
religion	Theravada Buddhism → animism → folk Buddhism →
selfDesignation	Bamar →
subgroupOf	Burmese people →
traditionalDress	longyi →
traditionalReligionElements	Buddhist merit-making → nat worship →
writingSystem	Burmese script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burmese → Karen State ("Bamar people") → Min Ko Naing → Myanmar →	ethnicGroup
Burma (until 1937) → Mandalay →	ethnicGroups
Burmese calendar ("Bamar people") → Burmese script ("Bamar people") →	usedBy
Maung ("Bamar people") → Maung ("Burmese people") →	usedByEthnicGroup
Upper Burma →	dominantEthnicGroup
Tenasserim →	ethnicDiversity
Chinthe ("Bamar culture") →	hasCulturalContext
Burmese American ("Bamar Americans") →	includesEthnicSubgroups
Burmese ("Bamar people") →	majorityLanguageOf
Karen people ("Bamar people") →	neighboringEthnicGroup
Bamar →	selfDesignation
Sino-Tibetan languages ("Bamar people") →	spokenBy