Burmese and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Myanmar
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Myanmar
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Mon
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Thai Language
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Derived From
Pali Language
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Burmese and Chinese as Minority Language
In Burmese and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Burmese and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Burmese as minority language: Mon.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Burmese and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Burmese vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Burmese and Chinese Regulators
Burmese and Chinese speaking countries provide you Burmese and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Myanmar Language Commission regulates Burmese language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Burmese and Chinese Language History.
Burmese and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Burmese and Chinese continents in which Burmese and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Burmese and Chinese. Most of the Burmese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Burmese and Chinese languages:
Burmese Interesting Facts:
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
The Burmese language was derived from Pali Language and is similar to Thai Language whereas Burmese language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.