Barua people
বড়ুয়া মঘ | |
|---|---|
Flag of Barua Magh or Maramagyi people | |
Traditional costume of Magh Barua or Maramagyi people | |
| Total population | |
| 1.2 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bangladesh Myanmar India | |
| Languages | |
| Chittagonian, Bengali, Rakhine | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Jummas, Bengalis, other Indo-Aryan peoples |
The Barua (Chittagonian: বড়ুয়া, romanized: Boṛua; Rakhine: မရမာကြီး) are a Magh ethnic group who live in Chittagong Division in Bangladesh, West Bengal in India, and Rakhine State in Myanmar, where they are known as the Maramagyi or Maramagri, or particularly the Magh Barua. According to Arakanese chronology, the Barua Buddhists have lived in Myanmar for over 5,000 years. In Myanmar, Barua Maghs are classified as one of the seven ethnic groups that make up the Rakhine ethnic group. In West Bengal (India), the Baruas are known as Magh and are recognised as Scheduled Tribe (ST). Magh is the general term used for Buddhists in the region.