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Chakma language

Indo-Aryan language of India and Bangladesh Chakma𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴"Changma Bhach" in Chakma ScriptPronunciation[tʃaŋmha]Native toBangladeshIndiaMyanmarRegion Bangladesh Chittagong Hill Tracts (RangamatiKhagrachhariBandarban) India Northeast India (MizoramTripuraArunachal PradeshAssam) Myanmar Rakhine State EthnicityChakma, DaingnetNative speakers740,000 (2011-2024)Language familyIndo-European Indo-IranianIndo-AryanEasternBengali–AssameseChakmaDialects Tanchangya Daingnet Writing systemChakma scriptTanchangya alphabetsOfficial statusOfficial language in India (CADC)Recognised minoritylanguage in Bangladesh MyanmarLanguage codesISO 639-3ccpGlottologchak1266Linguasphere59-AAC-?IETFccpChakma is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010).This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Chakma (/ˈtʃɑːkmə/; autonym: 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴) is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language in the branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the In