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Chak, The an ethnic
group living in naikhongchhari upazila of the district of bandarban of the
chittagong hill tracts. They came a few centuries ago from the upper regions
of the river Iravati of Myanmar through arakan. They now number slightly
more than two thousand. Their earliest known leader was Yeng Do. Chaks are
divided into two clans - Ando and Yarek. They practice jhum cultivation.
They have a language but it has no written form. Inter-tribe marriage is
prevalent among them. They now follow buddhism. They wear clothes like the
marmas and share many traits of their character. Like Marmas they also burn
their dead. [Syed Amirul Islam]
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