Yangon
Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်; MLCTS: rankun mrui, Template:IPA-my; an aa kent as Rangoon, literally: "End o Strife") is a umwhile caipital o Myanmar (Burma) an the caipital o Yangon Region (umwhilie Yangon Diveesion). Although the military govrenment haes offeecially relocatit the caipital tae Naypyidaw syne Mairch 2006,[1] Yangon, wi a population o ower fower million, continues tae be the kintra's lairgest ceety an the maist important commercial centre.
[edit] Etymology
Yangon (Template:My) is a combination o the twa wirds yan (Template:My) an koun (Template:My), which mean "enemies" an "run oot o" respectively. It is an aa translatit as "End o Strife". "Rangoon" maist likely comes frae the Breetish imitation o the pronunciation o "Yangon" in the Rakhine dialect (Arakanese) o Burmese, which is [rɔ̀ɴɡʊ́ɴ].
[edit] Sister ceeties
Kunming, Yunnan, Cheena (2008)- Nanning, Guangxi, Cheenae (2009)[2]
- Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Cheenae (1997)[3]
[edit] References
- ↑ "Burma's new capital stages parade", BBC News, 2006-03-27. Retrieved on 3 August 2006..
- ↑ Nanning and Yangon Become Sister Cities. City Government of Nanning (2009-07-18).
- ↑ Template:Cite journal
