Myanmar Language Commission

<h2 id="establishment">Establishment</h2>
<p>MLC's predecessor, the Literary and Translation Commission (ဘာသာပြန်နှင့် စာပေပြုစုရေး ကော်မရှင်), was set up by the <a href="/facts/Union_Revolutionary_Council/VAzMHFPR">Union Revolutionary Council</a> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>The commission was re-established as the Burmese Language Commission (BLC) on 15 September 1971.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
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<h2 id="members-of-the-myanmar-language-commission">Members of the Myanmar Language Commission</h2>
<ol><li>Ba Nyunt, Retired Professor of History (deceased)</li>
<li>Chan Tha, "Letwe Minnyo", "Letyar Sanhta", Retired Chairman, Bureau of Special Investigation (deceased)</li>
<li>Hla Pe, "Dagon U Hla Pe" (deceased)</li>
<li>San Htun, "San Htun, Man Tekkatho" (deceased)</li>
<li>San Ngwe, "Dagon U San Ngwe" (deceased)</li>
<li>Thaw Zin, "Thaw Zin" (deceased)</li>
<li>Aung Thaw, Retired Director General, Department of Archaeology</li>
<li>Hla Shwe, Retired Rector, University of Mandalay</li>
<li>Htin Gyi, "<a href="/facts/Tekkatho_Htin_Gyi/THPDxdc2">Tekkatho Htin Gyi</a>" Retired Director, (deceased) <a href="/facts/Sarpay_Beikhman/6IeaymHA">Sarpay Beikhman</a></li>
<li>Htin Fatt, "Maung Htin" Retired Editor and Consultant, <a href="/facts/Burma_Translation_Society/6IeaymHA">Burma Translation Society</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Daw_Kyan/TTLnBjUS">Daw Kyan</a>, "Ma Kyan", Retired Senior Research Officer, Historical Commission</li>
<li>Myint Than, "Kahtika Daw Myint Than", Retired Lecturer in Burma</li>
<li>Daw Ohn Khin, Retired Lecturer in Burma</li>
<li>Soe Maung, "Thagara Nga Soe", Retired Chief Editor, Burma Ah-lin Daily</li>
<li>Than Swe, "Mya Myinzu", Retired Professor of Burma</li>
<li>Win Pe, "Mya Zin", "Win Pe", Retired Director General, Department of National Archives</li>
<li>Yin Yin, "<a href="/facts/Saw_Mon_Nyin/b7lv367d">Saw Mon Nyin</a>" (deceased)</li></ol>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190708233439/http://www.myanmarlanguagecommission.myn.asia/publications/">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>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;" <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Allott, Anna J. (1981). Seong Chee Tham (ed.). Prose Writing and Publishing in Burma: Government Policy and Popular Practice. Essays on Literature and Society in Southeast Asia: Political and Sociological Perspectives. NUS Press. ISBN 9789971690366. <a href="9789971690366" target="_blank">9789971690366</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Watkins, Justin (2007). Studies in Burmese Linguistics. Australian National University. ISBN 9780858835597. <a href="9780858835597" target="_blank">9780858835597</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Myanmar Language Commission