In the Burmese language, Burma is known as either Myanma or Bama. Myanma is the written, literary name of the country, while Bama is the spoken name of the country.
"Burma" has been in use in English since the time of British colonial rule.
In 1989 the military government changed the translations of English and this included changing the country name to "Myanmar". Those who don't recognise the legitimacy of the Military government use ''Burma''.
and beijing should really be called Peiking -for instance, we don't say roma for rome or pari for paris etc But Burma and Myanmar is a slightly different thing
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In the Burmese language, Burma is known as either Myanma or Bama. Myanma is the written, literary name of the country, while Bama is the spoken name of the country.
"Burma" has been in use in English since the time of British colonial rule.
In 1989 the military government changed the translations of English and this included changing the country name to "Myanmar". Those who don't recognise the legitimacy of the Military government use ''Burma''.
How exactly is Burma a different kettle of fish ?
gone are the days of peanuts :(
LP Peanuts.
BG lol!
lol truth hurts it really does
Can somebody stop the monkey!
i think hes good at physics not at geography lol
ok that explain why burma is not myanmar, tnx I get it now
thwho, the sun isn't round. Due to its rotation it is flattened at the poles just like Earth, and even a little more since it is a gas body!
lolz LP
why is the sun round?
and beijing should really be called Peiking -for instance, we don't say roma for rome or pari for paris etc But Burma and Myanmar is a slightly different thing
Yes BG, I hear that will be in December this Year!
very soon the sun will rise from the west n that will be the " time "
Yes I can see the conspiracy by the west Britexpat newspapers!
One mans terrorist is another mans Freedom fighter!
Well, it's just that there aren't so many 'whys' which no one knows why they are there.
LP,watever !
And Rome wasn't built in one day because there were only a handful of guys who started it all.
Rizks, the sun doesn't rise in the East. The Earth rotates towards the East.
Are they going back?
Why Rome was not built in a day ?
Why the Sun rises from the East and sets in the West ?
britey, there are many 'why's" which no one knows 'Why' it is there ? and we just keep quite.....:)