The Myanmar Language Commission ( my, မြန်မာစာအဖွဲ့; formerly Burmese Language Commission; abbreviated MLC) is the pre-eminent government body on matters pertaining to the

Burmese language Burmese ( my, မြန်မာဘာသာ, MLCTS: ''mranmabhasa'', IPA: ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar (also known as Burma), where it is an official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Burmans, the cou ...

.E. Ulrich Kratz Southeast Asian Languages and Literatures: A Bibliographic Guide to Burmese, Cambodian, Indonesian, Javanese, Malay, Minangkakau, Thai, and Vietnamese 1996 Page 61 "The most important centre of language study in Burma is the Burma Language Commission (Myan-ma-za Aphweh;" It is responsible for several projects including the Myanmar–English Dictionary (1993) and

MLC Transcription System The Myanmar Language Commission Transcription System (1980), also known as the MLC Transcription System (MLCTS), is a transliteration system for rendering Burmese in the Latin alphabet. It is loosely based on the common system for romanization of ...

for Romanization of Burmese.

Establishment

MLC's predecessor, the Literary and Translation Commission (), was set up by the

Union Revolutionary Council The Union Revolutionary Council ( my, နိုင်ငံတော်တော်လှန်ရေးကောင်စီ), officially the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာန ...

in August 1963, tasked with publishing an official standard Burmese dictionary, Burmese speller, manual on Burmese composition, compilation of Burmese lexicon, terminology, and translation, compilation and publication of textbooks, reference books, and periodicals for educational use. The commission was re-established as the Burmese Language Commission (BLC) on 15 September 1971.

Members of the Myanmar Language Commission

#Ba Nyunt, Retired Professor of History (deceased) #Chan Tha, "Letwe Minnyo", "Letyar Sanhta", Retired Chairman, Bureau of Special Investigation (deceased) #Hla Pe, "Dagon U Hla Pe" (deceased) #San Htun, "San Htun, Man Tekkatho" (deceased) #San Ngwe, "Dagon U San Ngwe" (deceased) #Thaw Zin, "Thaw Zin" (deceased) #Aung Thaw, Retired Director General, Department of Archaeology #Hla Shwe, Retired Rector, University of Mandalay #Htin Gyi, " Tekkatho Htin Gyi" Retired Director, (deceased) Sarpay Beikhman # Htin Fatt, "Maung Htin" Retired Editor and Consultant,

Burma Translation Society Sarpay Beikman ( my, စာပေဗိမာန်; ) originated as the Burmese Translation Society. Its first President was Prime Minister U Nu, who started a Burmese translation job at Judson College (now University of Yangon). The purpose was ...

# Daw Kyan, "Ma Kyan", Retired Senior Research Officer, Historical Commission #Myint Than, "Kahtika Daw Myint Than", Retired Lecturer in Burma #Daw Ohn Khin, Retired Lecturer in Burma #Soe Maung, "Thagara Nga Soe", Retired Chief Editor, Burma Ah-lin Daily #Than Swe, "Mya Myinzu", Retired Professor of Burma #Win Pe, "Mya Zin", "Win Pe", Retired Director General, Department of National Archives #Yin Yin, "

Saw Mon Nyin Daw Yin Yin (10 August 1919 - 12 December 2011) also known as Saw Mon Nyin was a well-known Burmese author. Birth and education Yin Yin was born in 1919 in Momeik in northern Shan State. As a child, she was able to visit other countries as a re ...

" (deceased)

References

External links

Official website
Cultural organisations based in Myanmar Burmese language Language regulators {{ling-org-stub