Marma people
မာရမာ | |
|---|---|
Marma dancers | |
| Total population | |
| 300,000+ | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Chittagong Hill Tracts, India, Myanmar | |
| Bangladesh (Bandarban, Khagrachari, Rangamati, Patuakhali and Barguna Districts) | 224,261 |
| India (Tripura) | 37,893 |
| Languages | |
| Marma, Chittagonian | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Rakhine people, Bamar people, Chakma people, Other Tibeto-Burman people | |
The Marma (Burmese: မရမာ) are an ethnic group native to parts of south-eastern Bangladesh and southern Tripura in India. They are the second-largest ethnic community in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, primarily residing in the Bandarban, Khagrachari and Rangamati Hill Districts. They belong to the same community as the Rakhine people. There are three endogamous groups within the Magh Community, known as (i) the Thongtha, Khyongtha, or Mrokpatha, (ii) the Marma, Mayamma, or Rakhaing Magh, (iii) the Maramagri, otherwise called the Barua Maghs.