Alternate Names: Sakma, Sangma, Takam
Dialects: Chakma of India , understand Bangladesh Chakma with difficulty. Some dialect variation within Myanmar. Lexical similarity: 58%–67% with Tanchangya ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 150,000 in Bangladesh (2007). Population total all countries: 326,000.
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Educated and most men also use Bengali [ben]. Also use Chittagonian [ctg]. Used as L2 by Riang [ria].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 70%. Literacy rate in L2: 70%. NT: 1926–1991.
Writing System: Bengali, Latin
Nation of Origin: Bangladesh
Other Comments: Buddhist, Christian.