Bamar people
ဗမာလူမျိုး ba. ma lu myui: | |
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A Bamar couple in the 1890s | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Myanmar | 35,077,800 |
| Thailand | 2,300,000 |
| Singapore | 50,000 |
| Australia | 32,655 |
| Japan | 28,860 |
| Languages | |
| Burmese | |
| Religion | |
| Majority:- Minority:- | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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The Bamar people (Burmese: ဗမာလူမျိုး, ba. ma lu myui: IPA: [bə.mà lù mjó]) (formerly known as Burmese people or Burmans) are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group native to Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). With an estimated population of around 35 million people, they are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, accounting for 68.78% of the country's total population. 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.