People group profile · PG001189
The Marma of Bangladesh
The Marma of Bangladesh, numbering about 279,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Bangladesh.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Tribal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Theravada Buddhism, and they primarily speak Marma.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Population
- 279,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Tribal
- Primary language
- Marma (rmz)
- Primary religion
- Theravada Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Marma are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Marma
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Theravada Buddhism · Buddhism
90% adherents
Primary language
Marma · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Marma
Gospel resources in Marma
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Marma
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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