 Bawm woman from the Chittagong Hill Tracts | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh | 10,000 |
 India | 5,000 |
 Myanmar | 1,500 |
| Languages | |
| Native: Bawm Regional: Hindi, Bengali | |
| Religion | |
| Protestant Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hmar · Chin · Kuki · Mizo | |
The Bom, or Bawm (Bengali: বম), are an ethnic community inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The Bawm are one of smallest ethnic groups in Bangladesh. In 2004, around 10,000 Bawm inhabited India, with the population in all countries totalling around 24,500. In 2011, 12,000 Bawms inhabited the Chittagong Hills of Bangladesh, and 2,500 Bawm inhabited Myanmar.[1] They speak the Sino-Tibetan Bawm language.
References
- ↑ Kim, Roy & Sangma. 2011. The Kuki-Chin Communities of Bangladesh: A sociolinguistic survey. SIL International.
Loncheu, Nathan (2013). Dena, Lal (ed.). Bawmzos: A Study Of The Chin-Kuki-Zo Tribes Of Chittagong. Akansha Publishing House. ISBN 9788183703468. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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