Marma

E681996

The Marma are an indigenous ethnic group of Buddhist heritage primarily inhabiting the hilly regions of southeastern Bangladesh, especially in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

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Marma canonical 8

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
borderingCountryRegion Myanmar border areas
continent Asia
country Bangladesh
culturalHeritage Buddhist festivals
Buddhist monastic institutions
pagoda architecture
culturalPractice Buddhist monastic education
traditional dance
weaving
ethnonym Marma people
geographicFeature hilly regions
historicalInfluenceFrom Arakan (Rakhine) region
linked to: Arakan

Burmese culture
language Marma language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
languageSubfamily Burmish languages
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Bangladesh
partOf indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
populationCountry Bangladesh
primaryRegion Chittagong Hill Tracts
southeastern Bangladesh
recognizedAsMinority Bangladesh
regionType hill people
relatedEthnicGroup Bamar people
linked to: Bamar

Chakma people
Rakhine people
Tripuri people
religion Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
religiousAffiliationMajority Theravada Buddhist
religiousFestival Buddha Purnima
Sangrai
religiousInstitution vihara (Buddhist monastery)
religiousMinorityStatus Buddhist minority in Bangladesh
socialStructure clan-based society
subregion South Asia
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalOccupation shifting cultivation
wet-rice agriculture
traditionalRegion Bandarban District
Khagrachari District
Rangamati District
linked to: Rangamati
traditionalReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
traditionalSettlementType hill villages
usesScript Burmese script
Marma script

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