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Chali |
Dakpa |
Layap |
Lepcha |
Lhop |
Lhotshampas |
Monpa |
Ngalop |
Sharchop |
| Sharchop |
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| Indigenous Group |
Sharchop (Also known as: Schachop, Bhotia, Central Monba, Cuona Monba, Memba, Monba, Sarchapkkha, Southern Moonba, Tshalingpa, Bhotia Eastern, Cona Monba, Eastern Bhutanese, Mompa, Sangla, Sharchagpakha, Tsangla) |
| Location |
Bhutan, Eastern and southeastern region, especially in Tashigang, Dungsam. |
| Estimated Population |
396,000 (1993, Joshua Project) |
| Environment |
Highland, Forest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional and Assimilated |
| Language Family |
Tshangla
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Bodish, Tshangla
Alternate names: Sangla, Sharchagpakha, Sarchapkkha, Shachopkha, Shachobiikha, Sharchhopkha, Tsangla, Menba, Monpa
Dialects: Kurteop, Kheng and Brokpa. Standard variety in Tashigang. Lexical similarity 40% to 50% with Bumthangkha, 48% with Dzongkha, 41% with Adap. |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue : Tshangla a language of Bhutan
Wikipedia
Bhutan at a Glance
Joshua Project, Sharchop of Bhutan
Country Studies, Bhutan Ethnic Groups
US Department of State, Background Note: Bhutan
Freedom House, Countries at the Crossroads 2005, Country Report - Bhutan
South Asian Media Net, Profile on Bhutan
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| NGOs |
Centre for Protection of Minorities and Against Racism and Discrimination in Bhutan
Amnesty International
Freedom House
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