• PEOPLE NAME: MARMA OF BANGLADESH

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By Gerald Roberts

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PEID: 1189

ROP: 113113

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Marma - (rmz)

Alternate Name(s): Mog, Mogh

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Theravada

Country: Bangladesh

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Population: 265,000

Global Population: 265,000


PEID: 1189

ROP: 113113

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Marma of Bangladesh, numbering 265,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Bangladesh. Their primary language is Marma. The primary religion practiced by the Marma is Theravada Buddhism, the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism.


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