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Grammar
of the
Burmese language.

Tue Burmese Language is written from left to right, and admits of no division between words. The Alphabet consists, correctly speaking, of Forty-four Letters; viz., thirty-four Consonants ဗျည်ံး byeenး, and ten Vowels သရ thără.

The Vowels are,

ă. အာ a. ie. ēē. or ဥိ ŏŏ. ōō. é. အဲ ey. or ဩော ăŭ. āū.

The Consonants are,

က kă. tsă. ṭă. tă. pă. yă.
khă. tshă. hṭă. htă. hpă. ră.
gă. dză. ḍă. dă. bă. lă.
ghă. dzhă. ḍhă. dhă. bhă. wă.
gnă. gnyă. ṇă. nă. mă. thă.
hă. llă. ă. အံ ăn.

These are the most usual forms of the letters now in use, but some scarce variations that occasionally occur will be found below.