Marma in Bangladesh
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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 important Buddhist religious festivals, as well as perform various rites and rituals to satisfy different gods.
* Scripture Prayers for the Marma in Bangladesh.
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Expanded PDF Profile |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2020-08-01 |
| People Name General | Marma |
| People Name in Country | Marma |
| World Population | 241,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 4 |
| Alternate Names | Mogh; Morma; Rakhine; मर्मा |
| People ID | 17671 |
| ROP3 Code | 113113 |
| Country | Bangladesh | |||
| Region | Asia, South | |||
| Continent | Asia | |||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||
| Persecution Rank | 38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||
| Total States on file | 3 | |||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | |||
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 3 |
| Chittagong 167,000 | |
| Barisal 27,000 | |
| Dhaka 400 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Rakhine (103,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | rki Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Rakhine (103,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | rki Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 6 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Marma 36,000 | |
| Chittagonian 29,000 | |
| Bengali 6,200 | |
| War-Jaintia 500 | |
| Usoi 200 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Rakhine |
Primary Language: Rakhine
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (2001-2007) |
| Bible-New Testament | No |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
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| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Freedom from Suffering |
| Film / Video | Freedom from Suffering (EngSub) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Rakhine |
| Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
92.15 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
3.19 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
2.82 %
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| Islam |
1.84 %
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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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* From latest Bangladesh census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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