The Marma practice shifting cultivation, and many cut wood and bamboo which are sold to the Bengalis. The Marma tend to be rather isolated from the majority population, though this has been changing as more and more Bengalis move into the hill tract areas. The Marmas are mostly Buddhists in faith, yet animism is also in practice. They participate in im-portant Buddhist religious festivals, as well as perform vari-ous rites and rituals to satisfy different gods.
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People Name General | Marma |
People Name in Country | Marma |
Population in Bangladesh | 46,000 |
World Population | 46,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Unreached | No |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Alternate Names | Mogh, Morma, Rakhine, मर्मा |
People ID | 17671 |
ROP3 Code | 113113 |
Country | Bangladesh | ||
Region | South Asia | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 41 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | Bangladesh |
Region | South Asia |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 41 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 1 |
Chittagong 46,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Marma (39,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | rmz Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Other People Groups | Speaking Marma |
Primary Language | Marma (39,000 speakers) |
Language Code | rmz Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Chittagonian 1,500 | |
People Groups | Speaking Marma |
Primary Language: Marma
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | National Bible Societies |
Forum of Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
Gospel Go | World Bibles |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
85.74 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
8.53 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
4.35 %
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Islam |
1.38 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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