Chali |
Dakpa |
Layap |
Lepcha |
Lhop |
Lhotshampas |
Monpa |
Ngalop |
Sharchop |
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Monpa
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| Indigenous Group |
(Also known as: Menba, Moinba, Monba, Menpa, Mongba)
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| Location |
Bhutan, Central Bhutan, Mangdue and Wangdue valleys
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| Estimated Population |
200 (retrieved 2006,
UNDP GEF Small Grants Program) |
| Environment |
Highland / Forest
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| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Paid Labor / Animal Husbandry
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| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated
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| Language Family |
Olekha
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan Eastern
Alternate Names:
Monpa, Ole Mönpa
Dialects:
Retained complex verbal system of Proto-Tibeto-Burman. 2 main dialects |
| Website URLs |
Wikipedia – Monpa
Ethnologue, Olekha-A language of Bhutan
RAOnline Bhutan: A glimpse into the Monpa Community
The Centre for Bhutan Studies – Origin and History of the Monpas
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| NGOs |
Centre for Protection of Minorities and Against Racism and Discrimination in Bhutan (CEMARD-Bhutan)
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) GEF Small Grants Program
World Wide Fund (WWF) Bhutan
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