Upper Burmese
The Burmese of Mandalay and Upper Myanmar. Often described as the more conservative variety, especially in pronunciation of historical consonant clusters.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 21.97°, 96.08°
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Mandalay Burmese vs Standard Burmese
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Yangon Burmese
The Yangon-area variety that forms the basis of standard Burmese. The national lingua franca and the medium of education and broadcasting in Myanmar.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 16.84°, 96.17°
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DialectMandalay BurmeseThe Burmese of Mandalay and Upper Myanmar. Often described as the more conservative variety, especially in pronunciation of historical consonant clusters.DialectStandard BurmeseThe Yangon-area variety that forms the basis of standard Burmese. The national lingua franca and the medium of education and broadcasting in Myanmar.AtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Burmese and the dialects within it.