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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,077[1] (2022) | |
| Languages | |
| Sak language[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kadu |
TheChaks (Bengali:চাকBengali pronunciation:[tʃʰak]), are a community inhabiting theChittagong Hill Tracts ofBangladesh,northeastern states ofIndia and also inMyanmar.
By the mid-13th century, the Saks had diverged from theKadu people, who now reside in northwestern Myanmar'sSagaing Region.[3] The Chaks entered theChittagong Hill Tracts in the 14th century after their kingdom was overrun by theArakanese. Despite this, there are still Chaks living inArakan.[4]
The Chak people are called Thet (Burmese:သက်) in Myanmar. They are considered a subgroup of theRakhine people under Myanmar's 1982 ethnicity law.[5][6] According to theJoshua Project and Asia Harvest evangelical groups, the population ranges from 5,000 to 29,000.[7][8] However, community leaders claimed to Arakanese regional media that there were nearly 6,000 ethnic Thet in Myanmar with 3,000-4,000 inRakhine State alone.[9]
| Indo-Aryans | |
|---|---|
| Austro-Asiatic | |
| Dravidian | |
| Tibeto-Burman | |
| Others | |
| Immigrants and expatriates | |
