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District de Morang
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Tharus
Le peuple des Tharus est un groupe ethnique de langue indo-aryenne vivant principalement dans le Teraï, une région méridionale du Népal, pays duquel il représente environ 7 % de la population (1 700 000). Dans les régions transfrontalières indiennes de l'Uttarakhand et de l'Uttar Pradesh, ils sont respectivement et . Les Tharus sont majoritairement hindous (87 %) et bouddhistes (13 %). Selon une légende des Rana Tharus, le peuple serait d'origine rajput.
Newars
Les Newars (नेवा, Newa or Newah, Nepal Bhasa ancien : नेवार Newar, नेवाल Newal) sont les premiers habitants de la vallée de Katmandou au Népal. Ils parlent le néwar (ou néwari), également appelé nepālbhāsha, une langue tonale asiatique du groupe tibéto-birman de la famille des langues sino-tibétaines. Les Newars sont environ 1,2 million d'habitants. Ils sont majoritairement agriculteurs, commerçants et artisans ; depuis ces dernières décennies, l'industrie prend son essor.
Kirantis
vignette|Célébration de Sakela à Katmandou vignette|upright|Drapeau kirati Les Kirantis (ou Kirats) sont une confédération de peuples du Népal qui regroupe les peuples Rai, Limbu et Sunuwar. Ces peuples parlent des langues tibéto-birmanes de la branche des langues kiranti. Les Kirantis suivent leur propre religion, distincte du bouddhisme et de l'hindouisme. Ils croient en deux divinités suprêmes : Sumnima et Paruhang, ainsi qu'en une multitude de dieux de second rang parmi lesquels : Sakela, Sakle, Toshi, Sakewa, Saleladi Bhunmidev, Chyabrung, Yokwa, Folsadar et Chendi.
Limbou (langue)
Le limbou (ou limbu dans l’orthographe anglophone) est une langue tibéto-birmane parlée principalement au Népal mais aussi au Bhoutan, en Inde. La langue est traditionnellement écrite dans l’alphasyllabaire (ou abugida) limbou. Le limbou est parlé dans les zones de Koshi et Mechi situées dans l'Est du Népal et au Sikkim et au Darjeeling en Inde. Le limbou est une des langues kiranti, un sous-groupe des langues himalayennes de la famille tibéto-birmane.
Sunuwar people
The Sunuwar or Koinch are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group. (Nepali:सुनुवार जाति|Sunuwār Jāti) a Kirati tribe native to Nepal, parts of India (West Bengal and Sikkim) and southern Bhutan. They speak the Sunuwar language. According to the 2001 census of Nepal, 17% of the tribe follow the Kirant religion and adopt the Mundhum (Kiranti) culture. The Kõinch's (Sunuwar) number 55,752. The term ‘Kõinchs’ is also the name of the mother tongue. Other terms like Mukhiya or Mukhia are exonyms of the tribe.
Dhanuk
The Dhanuk is an ethnic group found in India. In Bihar where they are significantly present, they have been categorised as the "lower backwards", along with several other caste constituting 32% of state's population. In recent times they have been identifying themselves with the Kurmi caste along with the Mahto of Chhotanagpur. In Bihar, they are considered as a sub-caste of the Mandal caste and are often found using Mandal surname.
Musahar
Musahar or Mushahar (मुसहर जाति) are a Dalit community found in the eastern Gangetic plain and the Terai. They are also known as Rishidev, Sada, Manjhi, Banbasi. The other names of the Musahar are Bhuiyan and Rajawar. Their name literally means 'rats-ridder' due to their main former occupation of catching rats, and there are many who are still forced to do this work due to destitution and poverty. In Bihar, the word Musahar is said to be derived from the Bhojpuri mūs+ahar (literally rat eater), on account of their traditional occupation as rat catchers.
Teli
Teli is a caste traditionally occupied in the oil pressing and trade in India, Nepal and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik. In the Early Medieval period in some parts of south India, Teli community used to work on their own oil presses to produce oil to be supplied to the temples. The emergence of "Temple towns" in various parts of south India was instrumental in the improvement of social status of some of the communities who were associated with the supply of essential items for cultural activities.
Hajjam
The Hijama, also known as cupping are an ethnic group in India known for practicing cupping therapy. The word Hijama has been derived from the Arabic word Al Hajm, means "sucking", referring to this therapy. A practitioner was called a Hijama in Arab countries, and the name was used in India as well. Communities of Arab campaigned in Persia, Egypt to propagate the message of Islam during the Caliphate power of some companions of Muhammad. Then the Persians ran to conquer India.
Halwai
Halwai is an Indian caste whose traditional occupation was confectionery and sweet-making. The name is derived from the word Halwa plough. Balarama is the celebrated plougher so called Halwahi or Halwai, one of the pillars of agriculture along with livestock with whom Krishna is associated with. The plough is Balarama's weapon. In the Bhagavata Purana, he uses it to fight demons, dig a way for Yamuna river to come closer to Vrindavan and pull the entire capital of Hastinapura into the Ganges river.