Himalayan peoples Himalayan peoples The Bahing are a subset of the Rai ethnic group, located in the Okhaldhunga district of eastern Nepal. Their language, also named Bahing, belongs to the family of Kiranti languages, a subgroup of Tibeto-Burman. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bahing"
The Bhutias or Bhotias are people of Tibetan origin, who migrated to Sikkim, India and Bhutan some time after the 15th century. They migrated through Bhutan and they are very closely related to the main Bhutanese population, the Ngalop, who are sometimes classifed as Bhutia. In Northern Sikkim, where the Bhutias are the majority inhabitants, they are known as the Lachenpas or Lachungpas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bhutia"
Kamais are a Himalayan people who are Aryan in origin. The Kamais resemble the Damais closely in physical features and are found in Sikkim and Kalimpong in India. They are mostly Hindus and their traditional occupations were as smiths, namely goldsmiths and blacksmiths. They speak the Nepali language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kamai"
The Lepcha (population: 50,000) are the aboriginal inhabitants of present day Sikkim. Many Lepcha are also found in western and southwestern Bhutan, the Ilam district of eastern Nepal and even the hills of West Bengal. They are also known as the Rong, Rongke, or Rongpa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lepcha"
The Limbu (meaning: archer) or Yakthumba are an ethnic group that belong to the Kiranti group or Kirat confederation that includes the Rai and Sunuwar. Their population of 400,000 is centered on the districts of Sankhuwasabha, Tehrathum, Dhankuta, Taplejung, Panchthar and Ilam, all within Mechi and Koshi zones in Nepal, as well as East and West districts of Sikkim. A smaller number is scattered throughout the cities of Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal, India and also in North and South Sikkim and Bhutan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Limbu"
The Rai, also known as the Khambu, are one of Nepal’s most ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic groups. The Rai belong to the Kiranti group or Kirat confederation that includes the Limbu and Sunuwar ethnic groups. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rai (ethnic group)"
The Sherpa are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas. In Tibetan shyar means East; pa is a suffix meaning 'people': hence the word shyarpa or Sherpa. In recent years, many Sherpas have migrated to India. Sherpas migrated from eastern Tibet to Nepal within the last 500 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sherpa people"
Yamloos are a sub group of the Gorkha or Nepali ethnic group found in the Himalayan foothills. Yamloos are spread out over Nepal and parts of Sikkim and Kalimpong in India. The Yamloos are also known as Kagatay as their traditional occupation were (kagat = paper) paper makers. Yamloos believe their clan to originate from Hey-lambu near Kathmandu in Nepal. Etymologically Hey stands for potato and lambu means radish in the Yomlo patois giving a vivid description of their early occupation as farmers. Their dress for the distaff members of the community is the '"Dorma and the Shayama, and for the males are the '"Suruwal and Khanjak. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yamloo"
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