Chali |
Dakpa |
Layap |
Lepcha |
Lhop |
Lhotshampas |
Monpa |
Ngalop |
Sharchop |
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Lepcha
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| Indigenous Group |
Lepcha (Also known as: Rong, Rongke, Rongpa)
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| Location |
Bhutan , Lower valleys in the west and south
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| Estimated Population |
35,000 (retrieved 2006,
SIL International
) |
| Environment |
Mountain |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-Nomadic
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Lepcha
Classification:
Sino- Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Lepcha
Alternative Names:
Lapcha, Rong, Rongke, Rongpa, Nünpa
Dialects:
Ilammu, Tamsangmu, Rengjongmu.
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue : Lepcha a language of Bhutan
Bhutanese Refugees
Lepchas and their tradition
Wikipedia - Lepcha
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| NGOs |
Centre for Protection of Minorities and Against Racism and Discrimination in Bhutan (CEMARD-Bhutan)
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