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An Akha woman from Myanmar with blackened teeth. Teeth blackening or teeth lacquering is a custom of dyeing one's teeth black. It was most predominantly practiced in Southeast Asian and Oceanic cultures, particularly among Austronesian, Austroasiatic, and Kra–Dai-speaking peoples.
Zagar Pyaw Thaw Athel Hnalone (Burmese: စကားပြောသောအသည်းနှလုံး) is a 1968 Burmese black-and-white drama film directed by Thukha. The film won three Myanmar Academy Awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.
Today, Burmese is the primary language of instruction, and English is the secondary language taught. [10] English was the primary language of instruction in higher education from late 19th century to 1964, when Gen. Ne Win mandated educational reforms to "Burmanise". [15] English continues to be used by educated urbanites and the national ...
Teeth blackening. Nishiki-e by Utagawa Kunisada, 1820, from the series Mirrors of the modern boudoir.. Ohaguro (Japanese: お歯黒, pronounced, lit. ' black teeth ') is the name given in Japan to the custom of blackening one's teeth with a solution of iron filings and vinegar.
Myanmar, [d] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar [e] and also rendered as Burma (the official English form until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia.It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million.
The "major national ethnic races" are grouped primarily according to region rather than linguistic or ethnic affiliation, as for example the Shan Major National Ethnic Race includes 33 ethnic groups speaking languages in at least four widely differing language families. [1] Myanmar's contemporary politics around ethnicity surround treating ...
The Australian economist and former adviser to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said his time in prison made him reassess everything Rats and ‘horrible black tarantulas’: Sean Turnell ...
Language Burmese Pha Ta Lone Gaung Kyar ( Burmese : ဖာတစ်လုံးခေါင်းကျား ) is a 1954 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Ba Shin starring Khin Maung, Zeya , Mary Myint and May San.