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1 hour ago, captainmick said:

No such word as “Myanmarese”.  Irrespective of ethnic grouping the people of Myanmar can be called either “Burmese” or “Myanma” (like the country but without the final “r”)

I prefer using "Myanmarese " due to religious reasons

8 hours ago, vinapu said:

I prefer using "Myanmarese " due to religious reasons

You may prefer it but it is wrong.  Calling someone from Myanmar “Myanmarese” would be like calling someone from Spain, “Spainese” rather than Spanish or from Poland “Polandese” rather than Polish.

If you don’t want to use Burmese, the correct term is Myanma (like the country but without the r on the end).    By chance I had dinner with a Myanma person this evening and raised this and he confirmed to me that the term Myanmarese does not exist and the correct words are either Myanma or Burmese.  Personally he said he preferred Burmese and that it was a misconception that this only covers one ethnic group.

This is also backed up by AI which produced the following

AI Overview
 
People from Myanmar are most commonly referred to as Burmese or Myanma. The term "Burmese" is widely used, particularly outside of Myanmar, while "Myanma" is more common within the country itself. 
 
Here's a more detailed explanation: 
 
  • Burmese:
    This term refers to the citizenship and language of Myanmar, encompassing all its citizens regardless of their ethnic background.
  • Myanma:
    This is the official name for the country's people in the Burmese language.
  • Bamar:
    This refers to the majority ethnic group in Myanmar, and while "Burmese" can be used for citizenship, using "Bamar" to refer to all Myanma people can be considered inaccurate, as it excludes other ethnic groups.

Hope that clarifies it for you

5 hours ago, captainmick said:

You may prefer it but it is wrong.  Calling someone from Myanmar “Myanmarese” would be like calling someone from Spain, “Spainese” rather than Spanish or from Poland “Polandese” rather than Polish.

If you don’t want to use Burmese, the correct term is Myanma (like the country but without the r on the end).    By chance I had dinner with a Myanma person this evening and raised this and he confirmed to me that the term Myanmarese does not exist and the correct words are either Myanma or Burmese.  Personally he said he preferred Burmese and that it was a misconception that this only covers one ethnic group.

This is also backed up by AI which produced the following

 

AI Overview
 
People from Myanmar are most commonly referred to as Burmese or Myanma. The term "Burmese" is widely used, particularly outside of Myanmar, while "Myanma" is more common within the country itself. 
 
Here's a more detailed explanation: 
 
  • Burmese:
    This term refers to the citizenship and language of Myanmar, encompassing all its citizens regardless of their ethnic background.
  • Myanma:
    This is the official name for the country's people in the Burmese language.
  • Bamar:
    This refers to the majority ethnic group in Myanmar, and while "Burmese" can be used for citizenship, using "Bamar" to refer to all Myanma people can be considered inaccurate, as it excludes other ethnic groups.

Hope that clarifies it for you

It does, thank you.

Those Myanmarese  must be confused with so many names they are being called. 

11 hours ago, captainmick said:

You may prefer it but it is wrong.  Calling someone from Myanmar “Myanmarese” would be like calling someone from Spain, “Spainese” rather than Spanish or from Poland “Polandese” rather than Polish.

If you don’t want to use Burmese, the correct term is Myanma (like the country but without the r on the end).    By chance I had dinner with a Myanma person this evening and raised this and he confirmed to me that the term Myanmarese does not exist and the correct words are either Myanma or Burmese.  Personally he said he preferred Burmese and that it was a misconception that this only covers one ethnic group.

This is also backed up by AI which produced the following

 

AI Overview
 
People from Myanmar are most commonly referred to as Burmese or Myanma. The term "Burmese" is widely used, particularly outside of Myanmar, while "Myanma" is more common within the country itself. 
 
Here's a more detailed explanation: 
 
  • Burmese:
    This term refers to the citizenship and language of Myanmar, encompassing all its citizens regardless of their ethnic background.
  • Myanma:
    This is the official name for the country's people in the Burmese language.
  • Bamar:
    This refers to the majority ethnic group in Myanmar, and while "Burmese" can be used for citizenship, using "Bamar" to refer to all Myanma people can be considered inaccurate, as it excludes other ethnic groups.

Hope that clarifies it for you

Yawn!

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