The Limbu (Limbu: ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ) are a Sino-Tibetan ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Himalayan region of eastern Nepal, northeastern India and western Bhutan. In India, the Limbus live in the states of Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland and northern West Bengal, i.e. …

The Limbu nation is made up of hundreds of clans. Each Limbu clans are classified under their Tribe or subnational entity or according to their place of origin. Almost all the Limbu clan names are unique, therefore it is not necessary to specify the Tribe or the place of origin every time the clan name is said.

Limbu, the second most numerous tribe of the indigenous people called Kiranti, living in Nepal, on the easternmost section of the Himalayas east of the Arun River, and in northern India, mostly in the states of Sikkim, West Bengal, and Assam. Altogether, the …

The Limbuwan region is also rich in terms of water resources and herbs. Today’s bitter reality is that Nepal’s tribes have less access to state power in proportion to their population. But the Limbu is a caste that has been over-represented in state power in …

Limbu Clans and Tribes are divided into the Lhasa gotra (from Lhasa, Tibet) and Yunan gotra (from Yunan, China). The Limbu are known as Yakthung Thi-bon or Des Limbu (ten Limbu), from which thirteen Limbu sub-groups have emerged.

This conquest resulted in a number of migrations of high-caste Hindu groups into eastern Nepal, causing an ethnic and cultural split with the Limbus. Limbus are considered the first settlers of east Nepal and are thought to be descendants of the Kiratis.

2020年2月28日 · The Limbu or Yakthung (endonym) are Kirati people indigenous and native to the Himalayan Limbuwan region of the Indian subcontinent, what is now modern-day Eastern Nepal, Northern Sikkim , Kalimpong India and Western Bhutan.

2015年6月8日 · The major objectives of this book are: a. to document the Limbu indigenous knowledge system and Limbu cultural phenomena, and show what kind of correlation do they have; b. to find out how...

2024年9月3日 · The Limbu people, also known as Yakthung, are an indigenous ethnic group primarily residing in the eastern part of Nepal, with a significant population in the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal.

2022年2月24日 · Limbu, are the second most numerous tribe of the people called Kiranti. Their caste makes 1.6% of population in Nepal. The Limbu tribe was about 380,000 big in the early 21st century. The Limbu are of Mongolian roots and speak a language belonging to the Himalayan group of Tibeto-Burman languages.