The Burmese language (or မြန်မာဘာသာ, pronounced as [mjəmà bàðà]) is the official language of Burma and is spoken by 32 million people. It is a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family and since the 6th century till present uses the Burmese script, derived from the Old Mon script and ultimately from the Brāhmī script. The Burmese or Mon writing system is in abugida (one sign for different consonant-vowel units), goes from left to right and requires no spaces between words Writing system: Burmese (Mon) script Official language in: Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar)