Myanmar Language Commission

Myanmar Language Commission
‹See Tfd›မြန်မာစာအဖွဲ့
Myanmaza Aphwe
Agency overview
Preceding agency
  • Literary and Translation Commission
JurisdictionBurma (Myanmar)
HeadquartersNay Pyi Taw
Parent agencyMinistry of Education
Websitewww.myanmarlanguagecommission.myn.asia
This article contains Burmese script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script.

The Myanmar Language Commission (Burmese: မြန်မာစာအဖွဲ့; formerly Burmese Language Commission; abbreviated MLC) is the pre-eminent government body on matters pertaining to the Burmese language.[1] It is responsible for several projects including the Myanmar–English Dictionary (1993) and MLC Transcription System for Romanization of Burmese.

  1. ^ 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;"