Sunuwar peopleThe 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.
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.
Kirat MundhumKirat Mundum, (Nepali: किरात मुन्दुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundum, is an animistic folk religion that is indigenous to the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yakkha, Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai, Thami, Jirel, Hayu and Surel peoples in the north-eastern Indo subcontinent. The practice is also known as Kirat Veda, Kirat-Ko Veda or Kirat Ko Ved. According to some scholars, such as Tom Woodhatch, it is a blend of shamanism, animism (e.g.
District de DhankutaLe district de Dhankuta (en धनकुटा जिल्ला) est l'un des 77 districts du Népal. Il est rattaché à la province de Koshi. La population du district s'élevait à en 2011. Il faisait partie de la zone de Koshi et de la région de développement Est jusqu'à la réorganisation administrative de 2015 où ces entités ont disparu. Le district de Dhankuta est subdivisé en 7 unités de niveau inférieur, dont 3 municipalités et 4 gaunpalikas ou municipalités rurales.
District de JhapaLe district de Jhapa (en झापा जिल्ला) est l'un des 77 districts du Népal. Il est rattaché à la province de Koshi. La population du district s'élevait à en 2011. Il faisait partie de la zone de Mechi et de la région de développement Est jusqu'à la réorganisation administrative de 2015 où ces entités ont disparu. Le district de Jhapa est subdivisé en 15 unités de niveau inférieur, dont 8 municipalités et 7 gaunpalikas ou municipalités rurales.
District de MorangLe district de Morang (en मोरङ जिल्ला) est l'un des 77 districts du Népal. Il est rattaché à la province de Koshi. La population du district s'élevait à en 2011. Il faisait partie de la zone de Koshi et de la région de développement Est jusqu'à la réorganisation administrative de 2015 où ces entités ont disparu. Le district de Morang est subdivisé en 17 unités de niveau inférieur, dont une ville métropolitaine, 8 municipalités et 8 gaunpalikas ou municipalités rurales.
Kulung peopleThe Kulung Rai also call Kulunge Rai/Rodu are one of the major subgroup of Rai people and indigenous communities of Nepal, as well as parts of northeastern Sikkim and Darjeeling district of India, having their own Kulung language, culture, history and tradition. The ethno-linguistic region inhabited by the Kulungs is called the "Mahakulung" ("Greater Kulung") and is located in the Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province of Nepal.
District de SankhuwasabhaSankhuwasabha District (सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला ) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is Khandbari. Bordering districts are Bhojpur, Tehrathum, Dhankuta, Solukhumbu and Taplejung in Koshi Province. Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north.
NepalisNepalis (English: Nepalese ; नेपाली) are the citizens of Nepal under the provisions of Nepali nationality law. The term Nepalis (Nepalese) usually refers to the nationality, that is, to people with citizenship of Nepal, while the people without Nepalese citizenship but with roots in Nepal such as Nepalese Americans are strictly referred to as Nepali Speaking Foreigners (नेपाली भाषी विदेशी) who are speakers of Nepali, Maithili or any of the other 128 Nepalese languages but are now foreign citizens or of foreign nationality bearing passports and citizenship of the foreign nation.
DhimalThe Dhimal or Dhemal (धिमाल) are an Kirati ethnic group residing in the eastern Terai of Nepal. They are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Terai. They mainly reside in Morang and Jhapa districts of Nepal and Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. They are respected as the "First Citizens" of Damak municipality. They are an indigenous group of Nepal and belong to Sino-Tibetan group. They are culturally close to Limbu and Koch of Terai and of the northern hills. Dhimals consider themselves of Kirati descent.
