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Gmail now available in Myanmar (Burmese)
February 25, 2015
Posted by Brian Kemler, Product Manager
In the summer of 2012 I travelled in Myanmar (Burma) and found inspiration in the
temples of Bagan
, the floating gardens of
Inle Lake
and the sweltering heat and teaming markets of Yangon. As a country of 53 million, Myanmar’s recent opening-up has triggered an explosion of people coming online. As recently as 2011, a mere 500,000 Myanmar citizens were able to access the internet, which was less than 1 percent of the population. That number has grown to 2.6 million people as the availability of mobile phones has made it easier to get online. As Myanmar speakers embrace online tools, our team has been working hard to ensure Google is ready to support this new community in their own language.
To capture the nuances of this language and make sure the translations were accurate, consistent and complete, we relied on an array of Myanmar speakers from within the country, and around the world. In April 2013 we launched Google Search in Myanmar, and today we’re excited to announce that Gmail now supports Myanmar (Burmese), our 74th language.
Myanma bhasa
(Burmese) is the official language of Myanmar, spoken by over 33 million people as a first language, and 10 million people as a second language. Although primarily spoken in Myanmar, there are also significant numbers of Myanmar speakers in Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Myanmar speakers can
switch their language in their Gmail settings
starting today, and we couldn’t be happier that Gmail can now greet them with a hearty “
Mingalaba
” (မင်္ဂလာပါ)!
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