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Chali |
Dakpa |
Layap |
Lepcha |
Lhop |
Lhotshampas |
Monpa |
Ngalop |
Sharchop |
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Dakpa
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| Indigenous Group |
Dakpa (Also known as: Sagtengpa, Brokpa, Brokkat)
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| Location |
Bhutan, Particularly the Sakteng Valley east of Trashigang District, mainly in Merak and Sakteng villages.
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| Estimated Population |
65,500 (2000,
RAOnline
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| Environment |
Highland |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-Nomadic / Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
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| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional
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| Language Family |
1) Brokpake
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Southern.
Alternative Names:
Mira Sagtengpa, Dakpa, Brokpa, Dap, Mera Sagtengpa, Sagtengpa, Meragsagstengkha, Jobikha, Drokpakay, Damilo.
Dialects:
Related to Monpa of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, India
2) Brokkat
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Southern
Alternative Names:
Brokskad, Jokay
Dialects:
-
3) Dakpakha
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Eastern
Alternative Names:
-
Dialects:
May be a dialect of Brokpake. Has been influenced by Dzalakha, and Brokpake has not
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Brokpake a language of Bhutan
RAOnline - A closer look at the Brokpas of Merak- Sakten
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Bhutan - Bootan.com
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| NGOs |
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Bhutan Program
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