Angika |
Awadhi |
Bahing |
Bantawa |
Baraamu |
Bhojpuri |
Chukwa |
Darai |
Darmiya |
Dhimal |
Dzongkha |
Helambu Sherpa | Jerung | Jirel |
Kagate |
Limbu |
Magar, Western |
Maithili |
Majhi |
Manangba |
Mugali |
Mustang |
Sherpa |
Tamang
|
Thudam
|
Thulung
|
Dhimal
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| Indigenous Group |
Dhimal (Also known as: Haiko, Limbus of Terai)
|
| Location |
Nepal, Mechi Zone, Jhapa District, 24 Villages; Koshi Zone, Morang District,
51 Villages
|
| Estimated Population |
17,308 (2001,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Forest / Plains / Temperate
|
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
|
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Fishing / Handicraft Sales / Paid Labor
|
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Dhimal
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Dhimal
Dialects:
Eastern Dhimal, Western Dhimal. 80% to 82% similarity between
dialects |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue : Dhimal, A language of Nepal
Nepal Federation on Indigenous Nationalities, The Dhimal
Dhimal Language
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| NGOs |
Nepal Federation on Indigenous Nationalities
United Nations Development Programme, Nepal
Idea Action
Rural-Urban Partnership Programme (RUPP)
Word Literacy of Canada (WLC)
Nari Bikash Sangh
Poverty Alleviation Fund, Nepal (PAF)
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