Back Bamar Afrikaans برماويون Arabic برماويين ARZ Бірманцы Byelorussian Бирманци Bulgarian မန်းလိုꩻခွိုꩻ BLK འབར་མའི་མི། Tibetan Bamari BS Bamar Catalan Barmánci Czech
ဗမာ လူမျိုး ba. ma lu myui | |
|---|---|
 A 1912 painting depicts members of the Bamar court in royal attire paying homage to the Mahamuni Buddha | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Myanmar c. 35 million | |
 Thailand | 2,300,000[1] |
 Singapore | 50,000[2] |
 Australia | 32,655[3] |
 Japan | 28,860[4] |
| Languages | |
| Burmese | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Theravada Buddhism and Burmese folk religion Minority Christianity and Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The Bamar (Burmese: ဗမာ လူမျိုး; MLCTS: ba. ma lu myui:, IPA: [bəmà lùmjó]; also known as the Myanmar and historically as Burmans) are a Southeast Asian 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% of the country's total population and belonging to the Tibeto-Burman group.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.[5]
- ^ "In Thailand, exiled Burmese communities work to support the revolution at home". Le Monde.fr. 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Emigrants in Singapore's 'little Myanmar' eye their homeland".
- ^ 2016 Census of Australia "Burmese Australians"
- ^ Otsuka, Kosei (January 2022). "15 Burmese: Refugees and Little Yangon". Language Communities in Japan. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198856610.003.0016.
- ^ "Country Summary", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 21 August 2022