Mro

E681997

The Mro are an indigenous ethnic group of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and traditional hill-farming lifestyle.

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Mro canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Mru NERFINISHED
Murung NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
culturalRegion Chittagong Hill Tracts NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Tibeto-Burman peoples NERFINISHED
governedUnder Chittagong Hill Tracts Regulation NERFINISHED
language Mro language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED
livelihoodChallenges deforestation
development-induced displacement
land dispossession
locatedIn Chittagong Hill Tracts NERFINISHED
Southeast Bangladesh NERFINISHED
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Bangladesh
neighboringGroups Chakma NERFINISHED
Marma NERFINISHED
Tripura NERFINISHED
oralTradition folktales
ritual chants
songs
populationStatus small indigenous community in Bangladesh
recognizedAs indigenous group of Bangladesh
region Bandarban District NERFINISHED
Khagrachari District NERFINISHED
Rangamati District NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Christianity
animism
scriptType alphabetic script
selfIdentification Mro people NERFINISHED
settlementPattern hilltop villages
traditionalCrops millet
rice
vegetables
traditionalDress distinctive woven garments
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalLivelihood hill farming
shifting cultivation
traditionalMusic bamboo instruments
traditionalReligion spirit worship
usesScript Mro script NERFINISHED

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