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Romabama

Burmese Written Language in Roman Script

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U Kyaw Tun, M.S. (I.P.S.T., U.S.A.), Deep River, Ontario, Canada. Not for sale. No copyright. Free for everyone. Prepared for students of TIL Computing and Language Center, Yangon, MYANMAR .

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Group {i. i i:}
With medials:
- {ya.ping.}; {ra.ris}; {wa.hswè:}; {ha.hto:}
- {ya.ping. wa.hswè:}; {ra.ris wa.hswè:}; {ya.ping. ha.hto:}; {ra.ris ha.hto:}; {wa.hswè: ha.hto:}
- {ya.ping. wa.hswè: ha.hto:}; {ra.ris wa.hswè: ha.hto:}

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Group {i. i i:}

With medials

02. With medial {ya. ping.}

{kyi. kyi kyi:}
-- The pronunciation is the same as {kyæÑ. kyæÑ kyæÑ:}
{kyi.hkywè:} /|kji. chwe:|/ - adj. slimy; greasy. -- MEDict028
{kyi} - n. granary; place for storing grain. -- MEDict028
{kyi:} - n. crow; house crow. -- MEDict028

{hkyi. hkyi hkyi:}
-- The pronunciation is the same as {hkyæÑ. hkyæÑ hkyæÑ:}
{hkyi.} /|chi.|/ -- v. 1. abound in; be plentiful. -- MEDict067
{hkyi} /|chi|/ - v. 1. lift. -- MEDict067
{hkyi:} /|chi:|/ - v. praise; honour. -- MEDict067

{gyi. gyi gyi:}
{gyi:} /|gjio: mei tri|/ - n. geometry. [Eng geometry] -- MEDict088

{tyi. tyi tyi}
no entry in MEDict

{nyi. nyi nyi:}
no entry in MEDict

{pyi. pyi pyi:}
no entry in MEDict

{hpyi. hpyi hpyi:}
no entry in MEDict

{byi. byi byi:}
no entry in MEDict

{myi. myi myi:}
no entry in MEDict

{lyi. lyi lyi:}
no entry in MEDict

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03. With medial {ra. ris}

{kri. kri kri:}
-- The pronunciation is the same as {kræÑ. kræÑ kræÑ:}
{kri.ti.kraung-taung} /|kji. di. kjaun daun|/- adv. in a daze. -- MEDict037
{kri:} /|kji:|/ - adj. 1. big, great in magnitude; high in degree. -- MEDict038

{hkri. hkri hkri:}
{hkri:} /|chi:|/ - n. [arch] variant form of trip.

{gri. gri gri:}
no entry in MEDict

{ngri. ngri ngri:}
{ngri.} /|nji.|/ - v. get entangled; be caught (on a thorn, in machinery,
by passion, etc); be implicated. -- MEDict097
{ngri:} /|nji:|/ - v. be tired of; be sick of; feel bored; feel dull. -- MEDict097

{tri. tri tri:}
{tri.} /|tri.|/ - n. three (number). -- MEDict191

{dri. dri dri:}
no entry in MEDict

{pri. pri pri:}
{pri} /|pji|/ - v. [arch] vie with; rival. -- MEDict285
{pri:} /|pji:|/ - v. 1. finish; come to an end. -- MEDict285

{hpri. hpri hpri:}
{hpri:} /|hpji:|/ - adj. plentiful (as of rain). -- MEDict306

{bri. bri bri:}
no entry in MEDict

{mri. mri mri:}
{mri} /|mji|/ - n. debt. -- MEDict366
{mri:} /|mji:|/ - n. tail. -- MEDict366

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04. With medial {wa. hswè:}

{kwi. kwi kwi:}
{kwi} /|kwi nain|/ - n. quinine. [Eng quinine] -- MEDict046

You will notice that with the some basic consonants, the orthographic syllable becomes very difficult to pronounce. For example, {ngwi. ngwi ngwi:} is not easy to pronounce, and I do not expect to find such syllables in Burmese-Myanmar words. I still have to verify my hypothesis in consultation with my peers.

{twi. twi twi:}
{twi} /|twi|/ - n. twill (cloth). [Eng twill] -- MEDict191

{htwi. htwi htwi:}

{dwi. dwi dwi:}
{dwi.} /|dwi. lein|/ - n. 1. hermaphrodite. -- MEDict216

{nwi. nwi nwi:}
no entry in MEDict

{pwi. pwi pwi:}
no entry in MEDict

{hpwi. hpwi hpwi:}
no entry in MEDict

{bwi. bwi bwi:}
{bwi-pi-pi} /|bwi pi pi|/ - n. VPP (value payable per post) [Eng VPP] -- MEDict318

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05. With medial {ha. hto:}

You will notice that with the some basic consonants, the orthographic syllable becomes very difficult to pronounce. For example, {nghi. nghi nghi:} is not easy to pronounce, and I do not expect to find such syllables in Burmese-Myanmar words. I still have to verify my hypothesis in consultation with my peers.

{Ñhi. Ñhi Ñhi:}
{Ñhi.} /|hnji.|/ - v. 1. level (ground) -- MEDict159
{Ñhi} /|hnji|/ - v. smell rank (as of fish, flesh, blood) -- MEDict159

{nhi. nhi nhi:}
{nhi:} /hni:/ - n. thin bamboo strips used in weaving mats, baskets, etc.
and in tying things. --MEDict 242

{mhi. mhi mhi:}
{mhi} /|hmi|/ - v. 1. lean against. --MEDict375
{mhi:} /|hmi:|/ - v. 1. base on; be based on. -- MEDict375

{yhi. yhi yhi:}
{yhi.} /|shi.|/ - v. See . -- MEDict388

{shi. shi shi:}
{shi.} /|shi.|/ - v. 1. be. -- MEDict416
{shi} /|shi tin|/ - n. sheeting (cloth). [Eng sheeting] -- MEDict416

{lhi. lhi lhi:}
{lhi} /|hli|/ - v. be puny; be thin; be emaciated; be stunted. -- MEDict463
{lhi:} /|hli:|/ - v. slice; cut. -- MEDict463

{whi. whi whi:}
{whi:hka.ne'} /|hwi; gane:|/ - adv. with a whiz. -- MEDict484