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 ⓘ