Ramree ( my, ရမ်းဗြဲဘာသာစကား, , also spelt Yanbye or Ranbre) is the main dialect of the

Rakhine language , pronunciation = , ethnicity = Rakhine, Kamein , states = Myanmar, Bangladesh, India , region = * Rakhine State (Myanmar) * Bandarban, Khagrachari, Patuakhali, Barguna (Bangladesh) * Tripura (India) , spe ...

spoken in southern

Rakhine State Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

(Myanmar), especially in the areas surrounding

Ramree Island Ramree Island ( my, ရမ်းဗြဲကျွန်း; also spelled Yanbye Island) is an island off the coast of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Ramree island is the largest island in the entire Rakhine Coast and in Myanmar. The area of ...

, the Awagyun Island and southern coastal regions in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

. Ramree language is also widely spoken along the western coastline of

Irrawaddy Division Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division), is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is b ...

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