Mru people
𖩃𖩓𖩑 | |
|---|---|
Mru family in a traditional household | |
| Total population | |
| 80,000–85,000 (2004, est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bangladesh (Chittagong Hill Tracts) India (West Bengal) Myanmar (Rakhine State) | |
| Bangladesh | 52,455 (2021) |
| India | 20,000 |
| Myanmar | 12,000 |
| Languages | |
| Mru (dialects: Anok, Dowpreng, Sungma/Tshungma, Domrong, Rumma, Launghu) | |
| Religion | |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chin people | |
The Mru (Mru: 𖩃𖩓𖩑) also known as the Mro, Murong, Taung Mro, Mrung, and Mrucha, refer to the tribes who live in the border regions between Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, and India. The Mru are a sub-group of the Chin people, a few of whom live in western Myanmar. They are also found in the northern Rakhine State. In Bangladesh, they reside in the Chittagong Hills in southeast Bangladesh, primarily in Bandarban District and Rangamati Hill District. In India, they reside in West Bengal.
The Mru people are divided into five distinct linguistic and cultural sub-groups: the Anok, Tshüngma, Dömrong, Dopteng, and Rümma.