Chakma people

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The Chakma people are an indigenous ethnic group of South and Southeast Asia, primarily inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and neighboring regions of India and Myanmar, known for their distinct language, Theravada Buddhist traditions, and rich cultural heritage.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chakma people canonical 11
Chakma 4
Chakma diaspora 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
associatedWith Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
autonymLanguage Changma Vaj
continent Asia
country Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
culture distinct folk dances
distinct folk songs
rich oral tradition
traditional weaving
diaspora India
Myanmar
Western countries
heritage Buddhist cultural heritage
distinct linguistic heritage
language Chakma language
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
majorReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Bangladesh
ethnic minority in India
newYearFestival Bizu
primaryRegion Chittagong Hill Tracts
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
indigenous people of Bangladesh
region South Asia
Southeast Asia
religion Hinduism
Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

animism
religiousInstitution Buddhist monastery
religiousLeaderTitle Bhikkhu
selfDesignation Changma
significantPopulationIn Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bandarban District
Khagrachari District
Mizoram
Rangamati District
linked to: Rangamati

Tripura
traditionalDance Chakma dance
traditionalDress khadi
pinon
traditionalFestival Bizu
traditionalMusic folk songs
traditionalOccupation agriculture
jhum cultivation
traditionalReligion Buddhism
writingSystem Chakma script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chakma language ethnicGroup Chakma people
Chittagong Division containsEthnicGroup Chakma
linked to: Chakma people
Hill Tracts of Chittagong ethnicGroup Chakma
linked to: Chakma people
Chakma script usedBy Chakma people
Chakma script associatedWithEthnicGroup Chakma
linked to: Chakma people
Changma Kodha spokenBy Chakma people
Changma Kodha associatedEthnicity Chakma people
Changma Kodha usedInCommunity Chakma diaspora
linked to: Chakma people
Mru people neighboringEthnicGroups Chakma people
subject linked to: Mru (Mro) people
Rangamati Hill District ethnicGroup Chakma
linked to: Chakma people
Marma relatedEthnicGroup Chakma people
Tanchangya associatedWith Chakma people
Lawngtlai district dominantEthnicGroup Chakma people (in some areas)
linked to: Chakma people
Dhalai district hasMajorEthnicGroup Chakma people
subject linked to: Dhalai
Kaptai Lake displacedPopulation Chakma people
Dhalai district hasMajorEthnicGroup Chakma people