Chak people
The Chaks (Bengali: চাক), are a community inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and also in Burma.
| Languages | |
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| Sak language[1] | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism |
History
The Chaks entered the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the 14th century after their kingdom was overrun by the Arakanese. Still there are Chaks living in Arakan.[2]
References
- Ethnologue
- Saradindu Shekhar Chakma (2006). Ethnic Cleansing in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Dhaka: Ankur Prakashani. p. 38. OCLC 762756954.
 Ethnic groups in Bangladesh | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indo-Aryans |
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| Austro-Asiatic | ||
| Dravidian |
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| Tibeto-Burman | ||
| Others | ||
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