Bamar

Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Myanmar (Burma)

Also known as Burmese (ethnicity) · Burmese (ethnic group) · Burmans · Burman people

Instance of: ethnic group
Country: Myanmar
, Bangladesh
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1.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php?peo3=11029
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, Thailand
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1.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php?peo3=11029
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The Bamar people are a Tibeto-Burman-speaking ethnic group native to Myanmar. With an estimated population of around 35 million people, they are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, accounting for 68.78% of the country's total population. The geographic homeland of the Bamar is the Irrawaddy River basin. The Bamar speak the Burmese language, which serves as the national language and lingua franca of Myanmar.

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Different from: Burmese people
Population: 32.3M
Native language: Burmese
Religion or worldview: Buddhism

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