Unicode Demystified

Myanmar

The Myanmar script, which is used to write Burmese, the language of Burma, dates back to the early twelfth century. It is descended from the Mon script, which ultimately derives from the South Brahmi scripts.^[14] As with the other scripts in this chapter, it follows the same basic structure as the other Indic scripts. There are 34 consonants and 7 dependent vowel signs, each of which represents a combination of a vowel and a tone (Figure 9.16).

^[14] My sources for Myanmar are Julian K. Wheatley, “Burmese Writing,” in The World's Writing Systems, pp. 450–456, and Nakanishi, pp. 72–73.

Figure 9.16. Myanmar consonants and vowels

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