English: Hello/Good Day/ Good Morning/ Good Evening Burmese: Min Gala PahBurmese English: Thank You Burmese:

Kyay Zoo Tin Bar Dae

Good evening - Mingalar nya-nay-khin: bar (in the evening) Mingalar nya-gyam-bar (at night)

holding the manuscript securely, the sazigyo also recorded the deed of merit.

Myanmar weaving
1. IKAT
Ikat or Ikkat, is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs a resist dyeing process similar to tiedye on either the warp or weft fibers. Myanmar has weaving cultures with long histories of ikat production.

4. cheit longyi
cheit longyi is called a product of 100 shuttles because that number of small shuttles must be used in the painstaking process of weaving each piece of silk from Myanmar.

2. Lungi
The Lungi also known as a sarong , is a traditional garment worn around the waist in Burma. It is particularly popular t is particularly popular in regions where the heat and humidity create an unpleasant climate for trousers. In Myanmar, the lungi is called longyi in Burmese. For men, the lungi is known as a paso and for women, it is known as an htamain. Lungis of different fabrics, including cotton and silk, are worn for informal and formal occasions

1. IKAT 2. Lungi 3. sazigyo 4. cheit longyi

3. sazigyo
A very beautiful example of historic tablet weaving is the sazigyo. In Textiles from Burma, Ralph Isaacs explains, "Burmese Buddhists earned merit by commissioning palm leaf manuscripts for monasteries. Each sacred manuscript bundle had its own binding tape." The long, narrow sazigyo was wound many times around the manuscript, and tied by a loop and cord. The weaving often included the text of a prayer, and a number of images, many with religious significance. In addition to