Jumma people

The Jumma people is a collective term for the indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of present-day Bangladesh. They include the Chakma, Marma, Tripuri, Tanchangya, Chak, Pankho, Mru, Bawm, Lushai, Khyang, Gurkha, Assamese, Santal, and Khumi. The name jumma ("jum farmer") is derived from jum cultivation, or slash-and-burn farming. It is a reappropriated term originally used by outsiders.They are also known as Pahari, which simply means "hill people".

Jumma people

The Jumma people is a collective term for the indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of present-day Bangladesh. They include the Chakma, Marma, Tripuri, Tanchangya, Chak, Pankho, Mru, Bawm, Lushai, Khyang, Gurkha, Assamese, Santal, and Khumi. The name jumma ("jum farmer") is derived from jum cultivation, or slash-and-burn farming. It is a reappropriated term originally used by outsiders.They are also known as Pahari, which simply means "hill people".