where do people speak burmese?
Myanmar
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 Burmese Indians are from an array of ethnic backgrounds . There are Tamils from Tamil Nadu , Telugus from Andhra Pradesh and Marwaris from the Marwar region of India 's Rajasthan state as well as Bengalis hailing from the Indian state of West Bengal as well as the present @-@ day independent nation of Bangladesh . Prior to the expulsion of Indians , there were also Urdu @-@ speaking Pashtuns from North India , Malayalis from Kerala , Odias , Punjabis from the state of Punjab who are mostly Sikhs and two groups of Gujaratis , both Gujarati @-@ speaking Parsis and Gujaratis proper who are mostly Hindus or Muslims by faith hailing from the state of Gujarat . All can and were able to communicate in Burmese due to years of assimilation and lack of education in languages other than English . Other languages used by Burmese Indians include Tamil , Telugu and small pockets of Malayalam speakers . 

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 Burmese Indians ( Burmese : ကုလားလူမျိုး ; MLCTS : ku. la : lu myui : ) are a group of people of Indian origin who live in Burma . While Indians have lived in Burma for many centuries , most of the ancestors of the current Burmese Indian community emigrated to Burma from the start of British rule in the mid @-@ 19th century to the separation of British Burma from British India in 1937 . During British times , ethnic Indians formed the backbone of the government and economy serving as soldiers , civil servants , merchants and moneylenders . A series of anti @-@ Indian riots beginning in 1930 and mass emigration during the Japanese occupation of Burma followed by the forced expulsion of 1962 left ethnic Indians with a much reduced role in Burma . 

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 The term " Burmese Indian " refers to a broad range of ethnic groups from India , most notably from present @-@ day South Asian countries such as Bangladesh , India and also Pakistan . Indians have a long history in Burma with over 2000 years of active engagement in politics , religion , culture , arts and cuisine . Within Burma , they are often referred to as ka @-@ la or ka @-@ laar ( a term generally used for dark @-@ skinned foreigners from India , Africa and the west ) , a term that is considered derogatory or Kala Lumyo . Its root is believed to be ku la meaning either " to cross over ( the Bay of Bengal ) " or " person " depending on the way it is pronounced . An alternative explanation is that the word is derived from “ Ku lar ” , meaning the people who adhere to a caste system . 

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 Recent studies in 2007 based on feline DNA showed that there are very few genetic differences between the Singapura and Burmese , adding support to the claim that the Singapura is not a natural breed . 

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 Burmese Indians came from various groups from different parts of India , including Tamils , Telugus , Hindi speakers , Bengali , Gujarati , Oriya , and Punjabis . Today they form approximately 2 % ( about 950 @,@ 000 ) of the population , according to the CIA World Factbook 2006 , although exact figures do not exist due to uncertainties over census results and methods in Myanmar . Disaffected young Indians often flee the cities and join ethnic resistance movements . The All Burma Muslim Union whose members consist largely of Muslims of Indian origin is routinely labeled by the government as " Muslim terrorist insurgents " . In actuality it operates alongside the Karen National Union and , despite a swelling of its ranks following anti @-@ Muslim riots in the eighties , remains a very minor force . 
