Bamar people

Bamar

ဗမာ လူမျိုး ba. ma lu myui
Flag of the Dobama Asiayone (1935)
A 1912 painting depicts members of the Bamar court in royal attire paying homage to the Mahamuni Buddha
Regions with significant populations
Myanmar c. 35 million  Thailand  Malaysia  Singapore  United States  China  Australia  Japan
Thailand	2,300,000[1]
Singapore	50,000[2]
Australia	32,655[3]
Japan	28,860[4]
Languages
Burmese
Religion
Predominantly Theravada Buddhism and Burmese folk religion Minority Christianity and Islam
Related ethnic groups
Danu Intha Rakhine Marma Achang Other Sino-Tibetan peoples

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The Bamar (Burmese: ဗမာ လူမျိုး; MLCTS: ba. ma lu myui:, IPA: [bəmà lùmjó]; also known as the Myanmar and historically as Burmans) are a Sino-Tibetan ethnic group native to Myanmar. 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.^[5]