Bawm people
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The Bom, Bawm or Bawmzo (Bengali: বম), are an ethnic community inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census the population of Bawms in Bangladesh is 13,193.[3] In 2004, around 10,000 Bawm inhabited India[citation needed]. 2,500 Bawms reside in Myanmar.[4] They speak the Sino-Tibetan Bawm language.
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Bawmzo | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Bangladesh | 13,193[1] |
India | 5,000 [citation needed] |
Myanmar | 2,500[2] |
Languages | |
Bawm, Chittagonian, Bengali | |
Religion | |
Protestant Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Hmar · Chin · Kuki · Mizo |
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The Bawm are victims in the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict, especially in the continuation of it. Bawms are targeted by the Bangla Desh army as well as by the Kuki-Chin National Front,[5]