![]() ![]() The earliest evidence of Burmese script is dated to 1058. ![]() The Burmese script was adapted from the Old Mon script, which also gave rise to related scripts like the Northern Tai Tham script (Lanna). It is written from left to right and requires no spaces between words, although modern writing usually contains spaces after each clause to enhance readability. The characters are rounded in appearance because the traditional palm leaves used for writing on with a stylus would have been ripped by straight lines. The Burmese script is also used as a script for the liturgical languages of Pali and Sanskrit. ![]() Furthermore, various other scripts share some aspect and letters of the Burmese script, though they should not be considered strictly Burmese, including Mon, Shan, S'gaw Karen, Eastern and Western Pwo Karen and Geba Karen languages, Rumai Palaung, Kayah (all of which are included in the latest Unicode standard). The Burmese script ( Burmese: မြန်မာအက္ခရာ MLCTS: mranma akkha.ra IPA: ) is an abugida in the Brahmic family used for writing Burmese. ![]()
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