Mro

E681997

The Mro are an indigenous ethnic group of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and traditional hill-farming lifestyle.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mro canonical 7
Mru 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Mru
linked to: Mro

Murung
continent Asia
country Bangladesh
culturalRegion Chittagong Hill Tracts
ethnolinguisticGroup Tibeto-Burman peoples
governedUnder Chittagong Hill Tracts Regulation
language Mro language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tibeto-Burman languages
livelihoodChallenges deforestation
development-induced displacement
land dispossession
locatedIn Chittagong Hill Tracts
Southeast Bangladesh
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Bangladesh
neighboringGroups Chakma
Marma
Tripura
oralTradition folktales
ritual chants
songs
populationStatus small indigenous community in Bangladesh
recognizedAs indigenous group of Bangladesh
region Bandarban District
Khagrachari District
Rangamati District
linked to: Rangamati
religion Buddhism
Christianity
animism
scriptType alphabetic script
selfIdentification Mro people
settlementPattern hilltop villages
traditionalCrops millet
rice
vegetables
traditionalDress distinctive woven garments
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalLivelihood hill farming
shifting cultivation
traditionalMusic bamboo instruments
traditionalReligion spirit worship
usesScript Mro script
linked to: Mro

How these facts were elicited

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