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The map is inaccurate. The geographical range of Burmese as a native language is fairly narrow - is that what the dark blue is meant to indicate? Much (but by no means all) of the rest of the country could be depicted in light blue to indicate where Burmese is a second language. The light blue in the Delta is accurate, or rather, maybe it indicates where Karen languages are spoken?

However, there are no native speakers of Burmese in Yunnan, Laos, or Vietnam. On the other hand, closely related dialects (Rakhaing and Marma) spoken in Bangladesh and Northeast India are not indicated on this map at all.

The map doesn't make sense for Burmish languages, either - those are spoken in Burma and a bit into Yunnan, but not Laos or Vietnam.

Can someone check what this map is meant to represent and where it was taken from? It is just possible that at one time, places in blue would have been part of monastic networks connected to Central Burma, and so there may have been some knowledge of written Burmese in those places.