Burmish
Burmish, also known as Burmanic, is a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, traditionally placed within the Tibeto-Burman sub-branch. It comprises Burmese, the official language of Myanmar, and a number of related languages spoken by minority communities in Myanmar and neighboring regions. The most widely spoken member is Burmese, which serves as a lingua franca in much of the country, while other Burmish languages vary in mutual intelligibility and are often endangered or poorly documented.
Geographically, Burmish languages are centered in Myanmar, with outliers in adjacent parts of India, Bangladesh, and
Linguistically, Burmish languages are typically analytic and tonal, with subject–verb–object word order in Burmese. They share
Most Burmish languages are minority languages with varying levels of vitality; Burmese is vigorous and official,