Language Information
Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language and the national language of Myanmar (formerly Burma, in English), where it is spoken natively by around 33 million people. There are also notable Burmese-speaking populations in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, and the U.S. Due to a large diaspora population, Burmese is a key language in the state of Indiana.
Indiana University offers elementary and intermediate level courses in Burmese each year, through the Department of Southeast Asian & ASEAN Studies.