The form of the letters, the order of the vowels and consonants and the classification of the latter, prove that the Burmese alphabet is but one modification of the ancient Nagari; as the Pali language itself as used by the Burmese, is but a modification of the Sanscrit.
THE ALPHABET.
§4. The Burmese alphabet consists of ten vowels (သရ), and thirty-two consonants (ဈည်း).