Chali |
Dakpa |
Layap |
Lepcha |
Lhop |
Lhotshampas |
Monpa |
Ngalop |
Sharchop |
|
Lhop
| |
| Indigenous Group |
Lhop (Also known as: Doya, Lhokpu, Lhops, Lhopu)
|
| Location |
Bhutan, Amo Chhu Valley
|
| Estimated Population |
2,125 (2001,
Bhutanese Refugees
) |
| Environment |
Highland |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-Nomadic
|
| Subsistence |
Agriculture
|
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
|
| Language Family |
Lhokpu
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan
Alternative Names:
Lhobikha, Taba-Damey-Bikha
Dialects:
-
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue : Lhokpu a language of Bhutan
RAOnline Bhutan: The Lhops of the Amo Chhu Valley
Wikipedia - Lhop
International Institute for Asian Studies, Himalayan Languages Project
Bhutanese Refugees
Country Data, Bhutan Ethnic Groups
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| NGOs |
Centre for Protection of Minorities and Against Racism and Discrimination in Bhutan (CEMARD-Bhutan)
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