Chali |
Dakpa |
Layap |
Lepcha |
Lhop |
Lhotshampas |
Monpa |
Ngalop |
Sharchop |
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Lhotshampas
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| Indigenous Group |
Lhotshampas (Also Known as: Gurkhali, Nepali, Paharia, Southern Bhutanese)
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| Location |
Bhutan, South Central region
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| Estimated Population |
156,000 (1993,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Highland
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Paid Labor
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Nepali
Classification:
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Eastern Pahari
Alternate Names:
Nepalese, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Parbatiya, Eastern Pahari, Lhotshammikha |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue : Nepali a language of Bhutan
Bhutannewsonline.com: People and Culture of Bhutan
Wikipedia - Lhotshampa
UNHCR – The State of the World’s Refugees 2006
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| NGOs |
Centre for Protection of Minorities and Against Racism and Discrimination in Bhutan (CEMARD)
Bhutan Women and Children Organisation, (BWCO)
UNHCR
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