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
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Thudam
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Thulung
| Helambu Sherpa |
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| Indigenous Group |
Helambu Sherpa (Also known as: Yolmo Sherpa, Hyolmo) |
| Location |
Nepal, High valleys of north-eastern Nepal, Kathmandu, Nuwakot and Sindhupalchok districts, Bagmati Zone, Nakote, Ratmate, Helambu |
| Estimated Population |
7,565 (2000, SIL international) |
| Environment |
Highland / Valley / Temperate / Sub Alpine |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Tourism / Paid labourers / Animal Husbandry / Trade / Commerce |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Helambu Sherpa
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Central
Alternate names: Helambu, Helmu, Yohlmu, Yolmu
Dialects: Helambu Sherpa, Western Helambu Sherpa
Language use: Used in the home. All ages in homeland. In Kathmandu, parents tend to speak Nepali to children. |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Helambu Sherpa, A Language of Nepal
US Citizenship and Immigration Services: Information on Helambu Sherpa
Korea Computer Mission: Profile of the Helambu Sherpa
The Yolmo people
Lifestyle of Hyolmo people
Trekking in Nepal – Meeting the Helambu Sherpa
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| NGOs |
Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)
Friends of Sermathang
Rurak Reconstruction Nepal (RRN)
Nepal-US Indigenous Peoples Forum (NIP)
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
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