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The Pyu language (Burmese: ပျူ ဘာသာ IPA: [pjù bàðà]; also Tircul language) is an extinct Tibeto-Burman language mainly spoken in present day central Burma (Myanmar) in the first millennium CE. It was the vernacular of the Pyu city-states which thrived between the second century BCE and the 9th century CE. Its usage declined starting in the late 9th century when the Mranma (Burmans) of the Nanzhao Kingdom began to overtake the Pyu realm.
