Myanmar English

Burmese English
Myanmar English
အင်္ဂလိပ်, Myanmar English
Traffic lights, a blue sign with golden letters saying "Welcome to MYANMAR THE GOLDEN LAND".
A welcome sign in English in Myanmar.
Pronunciationbərˈmiz ˈɪŋ glɪʃ
Native toMyanmar
EthnicityBurma
Early form
Dialects
Latin (English alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
IETFen-MM
Myanmar

Burmese English (also called Myanmar English) is the register of the English language used in Myanmar (Burma), spoken as first or second language by an estimated 2.4 million people, about 5% of the population (1997).[1] The English language was initially introduced to the country during the British colonial period, spanning from 1824 until independence in 1948.[2]

  1. ^ Bolton, Kingsley (2008). "English in Asia, Asian Englishes, and the issue of proficiency". English Today. 24 (2). Cambridge University Press: 3–12. doi:10.1017/s026607840800014x. ISSN 0266-0784. S2CID 27734149.
  2. ^ "Language Choice in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities" (PDF). British Academy. 14 February 2015.