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Marma

A language of Bangladesh

ISO 639-3rmz

Population  150,000 in Bangladesh (2007). Population total all countries: 166,500.
Region  Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachari districts. Also in India.
Language map  Bangladesh
Alternate names   “Mogh”
Dialects  Related to Rakhine [rki].
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese, Burmish, Southern
Language use  Home, village.
Writing system  Myanmar (Burmese) script, used in India.
Comments  Buddhist, Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

India

Language name   Marma
Population  16,500 in India (2007).
Region  Mizoram; Tripura.
Alternate names  “Mogh”
Language use  Home, village.
Comments  Buddhist, Muslim, Christian.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CLIFTON, John M., author. 2009. Orthography development as an ongoing collaborative process: lessons from Bangladesh.  Available online