Social+Aspects



-** //note:// estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) || //15-64 years:// 68.6% (male 16,089,764/female 16,425,299) //65 years and over:// 5.3% (male 1,075,868/female 1,421,953) (2007 est.) || //male:// 26.8 years //female:// 28 years (2007 est.) || //under 15 years:// 1.032 male(s)/female //15-64 years:// 0.98 male(s)/female //65 years and over:// 0.757 male(s)/female //total population:// 0.98 male(s)/female (2007 est.) || //male:// 57.33 deaths/1,000 live births //female:// 43.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) || //male:// 60.29 years //female:// 64.83 years (2007 est.) || //food or waterborne diseases:// bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever //vectorborne diseases:// dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations //note:// highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007) || //adjective:// Burmese || //total population:// 89.9% //male:// 93.9% //female:// 86.4% (2000 est.) ||
 * We like to provide our customers/viewers the most up-to-date information of the kinds of people that reside in Burma. Thus, below is a demographic profile of the people in Burma cited from: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/bm.html
 * People || Burma ||
 * Population: || 47,373,958
 * Age structure: || //0-14 years:// 26.1% (male 6,277,073/female 6,084,001)
 * Median age: || //total:// 27.4 years
 * Population growth rate: || 0.815% (2007 est.) ||
 * Birth rate: || 17.48 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) ||
 * Death rate: || 9.33 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) ||
 * Net migration rate: || 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) ||
 * Sex ratio: || //at birth:// 1.06 male(s)/female
 * Infant mortality rate: || //total:// 50.68 deaths/1,000 live births
 * Life expectancy at birth: || //total population:// 62.49 years
 * Total fertility rate: || 1.95 children born/woman (2007 est.) ||
 * HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: || 1.2% (2003 est.) ||
 * HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: || 330,000 (2003 est.) ||
 * HIV/AIDS - deaths: || 20,000 (2003 est.) ||
 * Major infectious diseases: || //degree of risk:// very high
 * Nationality: || //noun:// Burmese (singular and plural)
 * Ethnic groups: || Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5% ||
 * Religions: || Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% ||
 * Languages: || Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages ||
 * Literacy: || //definition:// age 15 and over can read and write

**Going to Myanmar and need a few tips or terminologies to keep in mind? Below is a list of key terms that will come useful once you arrive at the** **airport:**

 * __Terms/Vocabulary Needed To Enter The World Of Burma__**


 * Arakanese- Of or pertaining to Arakan, a district on the west coast of Burma, or its inhabitants.
 * Qui s'excuse s'accuse- he who excuses himself accuses himself.
 * Agent provocateur- a [erson who secretly disrupts a groups activities from within the group. they usually represent the interests of another group or are designated to provoke unrest, violence, debate, or argument by or within a particular group while acting as a member.
 * a' propos de bottes- used to change the subject
 * danse du pukka sahib- a native dance
 * Pagri- a turban tying ceremony, which is associated with Sikhism. Mostly takes place in the Western countries. Also, it is a light turban or head covering worn by inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent.
 * muchan- a wooden stick used as a weapon. It is practiced as the basics of dagger fightinh.
 * in terrorem- (Latin) a legal term used to describe a warning, usually one given in hope of compelling someone to act w/o resorting to a lwasuit or prosecution.
 * pukka sahib- a slang term in Hindi words, used in the British Empire to describe Europeans but mostly to describe an attitude which British administartions affected.
 * mali--In South Asia: a member of a caste whose traditional occupation is gardening; any non-European gardener
 * longyis- a sheet of cloth. It is often sewn into a cylindrical shape. It is worn around the waist, running to the feet.
 * chokra- (South Asian) an offensive term for a boy, especially one who works as a servant.
 * ingyi—A traditional Burmese costume worn during festivals of great cultural importance.
 * dacoit-A member of a class of robbers in India and Burma, who plunder in armed bands
 * lakhs-Literally one hundred thousand, but it can also be used more generally as an indefinite number. The term is commonly used in regard to money, more specifically to rupees.
 * rupee-The monetary unit of India, represented by a cupro-nickel (formerly silver) coin and equivalent to 100 paise. Also, the monetary unit of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and a number of other countries.
 * shiko—The posture of prostration with joined hands and bowed head assumed by a Burmese in presence of a superior, or before an object of reverence or worship.
 * betel— The leaf of a plant, which is wrapped round a few parings of the areca nut and a little shell lime, and chewed by the natives of India and neighboring countries as a masticatory.
 * pagoda—A religious building of the Far East, especially a multistory Buddhist tower, erected as a memorial or shrine.
 * punkah—A large fan consisting of a framed covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room.
 * La Vie Parisienne—Was one of the more famous and well-known Parisienne magazines. Originally intended as a guide to the privileged social and artistic life in the French capital, it soon evolved into a mildly risqué publication in which illustrations of scantily dressed damsels abounded.
 * burra sahib—Great, used as title of respect; an important official, manager, chief.
 * Blackwood’s--Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine was a monthly magazine published in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the 19th and early 20th century. It “encouraged feelings of super-nationalism in connection with British exploration…,” according to Lisa Gitelman, “Arthur Gordon Pym and the Novel Narrative of Edgar Allen Poe.” Nineteenth Century Literature 1992. JSTOR . UCI Lib., Irvine, CA. Dec 2005 
 * sans peur et sans reproche--French phrase meaning “without fear and without reproach”
 * durwan—A doorkeeper.
 * gaungbaung—Literally, “headgear.” a sort of cloth worn on the head to keep the wearer cool during the hot Burmese afternoons.
 * mahseer--A large, powerful fish, it is the largest member of the carp family in the world. Mahseer means “great mouth” in India, an apt name for the long slim creature known to be the toughest fighter amongst fresh water sports fish.
 * saya gyi—saya means "teacher"; gyi is a suffix denoting respect.
 * thugyi-min—Respectful term for the village headman or thugyi.
 * sahiblog--“sahib” is a respectful title used by the natives of India in addressing an Englishman or other European (= ‘Sir’); in native use, an Englishman, a European. English living in the East. Comb. as sahib-log [Urdu log people, caste], the European gentlefolk in India. http://dictionary.oed.com/
 * dahl—A common Indian dish made from dahl seed. It is then used to make a stew-like mixture which can be eaten with lentils, legumes, onions, and various spices.
 * mamootie--A hand-tool for digging, shaped like a hoe with the blade at an acute angle to the handle, used mainly in S. Asia.
 * sepoy-- A native of India employed as a soldier by a European power.
 * sampan-wallah—A word that means “a boatman in charge of a sampan.”
 * pwe—A “spectacular feast” that includes a variety of entertainment such as theater, dance, marionette and music. Religious ceremonies, weddings, funerals are examples of few events that can trigger a pwe, which lasts all night. There are various aspects of a pwe. A zat-pwe comprises of a live performance, which includes dialogue and music, that retells ancient stories or Buddhist legends. The Burmese legends usually result in a moral lesson. A yoke-the-pwe includes a performance of puppets. An anyein Pwe consists of a series of dances that also feature clowns and, most importantly, a solo-dance, as demonstrated in Burmese Days. The performers dress up in performance attire, and dance to the songs that the clowns sing. Burmese dance emphasizes posture, not movement. The dances are categorized into two distinct groups: folk dance and dramatic dance. Folk dance varies with different types of drums. There is the bongyi, which is a big drum, the Bom-shay, which is a long drum, the ozi, which is a long, one side drum, and the doebat, which is a portable drum with two faces. The dramatic dances separate into the ritual dance, which honors Buddha or the spirits, the court dance, which is danced to Si-daw-gyi, or the big and long hanged drum, the theatrical classic dance, also called the Raymana dance, and the dance of Anyein, also known as the solo dance. http://www.myanmarmtetours.com/myanmar.htm
 * topi—A type of Nepalian-Burmese cap; men’s traditional code of dress.
 * gharry—A horse drawn cab especially in India or Egypt.
 * joie de vivre— “joy of living,” but loosely synonymous to a feeling of healthy enjoyment of life; exuberance, high spirits.
 * thakin-- A term of respectful address used by the Burmese.
 * Pink’un—A nickname for a newspaper printed on pink paper.
 * Shabash!—Interjection from Urdu and Persian, “be joyful.” It is used in South Asia to mean “well done!” Used to congratulate or praise another person for having done something well.
 * rass-wallah—one who supplies feed. Certain Hindi or Hindustani words that were adopted in Anglo-Indian use or cited in popular Anglo-Indian spelling, as Agra wallah, native of Agra, banghy-wallah, a porter who carries loads with a banghy or shoulder-yoke, howdah-wallah, an elephant accustomed to carry a howdah, jungle-wallah, man of the jungle.
 * pis aller-- The final recourse or expedient; the last resort.
 * flagrante delicto-- (Latin: "while [the crime] is blazing") is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offense.
 * neglige - a loose dressing gown for women.

__**More social aspects that contribute to the Burmese Society:**__



 * - Most Burmese people that reside in the cities (i.e. Yangon) live in flats, thus making these buildings built solely for high-densely populated areas.**




 * - The girl shown above is part of Padaung, one of many ethnic groups that comprise the Burmese community.**