[2][page needed] The Bawms that live on the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh call their settlements "Bawmram", which literally means an area or location inhabited by Bawms.
[citation needed] Most of the Zohnahthlak communities live in Rangamati and Bandarban districts of Chittagong division in Bangladesh, with most of the Bawm community residing in the Bethel Para in Ruma subdistrict and Thanci subdistrict of the Bandarban district.
[4][page needed] Bawm language is fairly developed and contains a good amount of literature including dictionaries, religious texts, historical texts, folk stories and books such as short stories and science fiction.
The endangerment status of the Bawm language in India and Myanmar is 6B and in Bangladesh is 5 (developing).
[6] The language is threatened severely in India and Myanmar as the number of speakers continues to decline.