Burmese script
E83193
The Burmese script is an abugida used for writing the Burmese language and several other languages of Myanmar, characterized by its rounded letters and Indic origins.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abugida
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Grantha script
ⓘ
Mon script ⓘ Pallava script ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Old Mon script ⓘ |
| hasCaseDistinction | no ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | syllabic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
anusvara
ⓘ
consonant stacking ⓘ inherent vowel /a/ ⓘ medial consonant signs ⓘ rounded letterforms ⓘ tone marks ⓘ visarga ⓘ vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| hasNumerals | Burmese numerals ⓘ |
| hasPunctuation | Burmese punctuation marks ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock |
Myanmar
ⓘ
Myanmar Extended-A ⓘ Myanmar Extended-B ⓘ |
| hasWritingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Mymr ⓘ |
| originPeriod | around 11th century ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Burmese ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bamar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bamar people
Karen peoples ⓘ Mon people ⓘ Shan people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist literature
ⓘ
administrative documents ⓘ digital communication ⓘ modern print media ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn | Myanmar ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
palm leaf manuscripts
ⓘ
paper manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor |
Burmese language
ⓘ
Karen languages ⓘ Mon language ⓘ Pali ⓘ
surface form:
Pali language
Sanskrit language ⓘ Shan language ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphasyllabary ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.