Entries Tagged as 'Linguistics'

July 22, 2007

Typing in Burmese on Windows Vista

Does anybody know how to install ‘keyboards’ (Burmese Unicode) on Windows Vista (I have a 64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate laptop)? I’ve tried every program imaginable on the Internet to install keyboards so that I can type in Burmese but none will install. If anybody does, please leave a comment because I can’t figure this out.
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July 16, 2007

Interesting Burmese word origins

A graphic I made, showing some of the linguistic diversity found in the Burmese language.

Burmese has a hodgepodge of words that come from other languages, some that would surprise most people, at least me. It’s a given that many Burmese words come from Pali (from Buddhism) or English (from colonial rule), but quite a number [...]