Burmese
Burmese is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Lolo-Burmese branch of Sino-Tibetan; Burmese script, an abugida derived from the Old Mon script. Tonal and the official language of Myanmar.
6 Levels of Analysis for Burmese
Other Sino-Tibetan languages
Frequently asked about Burmese
What language family does Burmese belong to?
Sino-Tibetan.
At which levels can I analyse Burmese?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Burmese one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.