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Title: What is Limbu people? Explain Limbu people, Define Limbu people, Meaning of Limbu people
Created on: 2018-09-08
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Description: Originally the yakthuŋ are called Limbu or Yakthung are kept under Kirati people by Hindu scholars and religious Gurus. Kirat is Exonym for indigenous and native to the Himalayan includingLimbuwan region of Eastern Nepal, Northern Sikkim, India and Western Bhutan.The original name of Limbus is Yakthung, Yakthumba or Yakthungba . Limbu males and Limbu females are called “Yakthumma" or "Yakthungma". In Ancient texts believe that "Yakthung" or "Yakthum" is a derivative from China and some interpret its meaning as the "Yaksha winner". In Limbu language it means "heroes of the hills" , which connotation with ancient Kiratas. Subba is also a title given by the Shah King Prithvinarayan Shah to only Limbu village chieftens. Subba was not an indigenous Yakthung terminology, but now they are almost interchangeable terms. Their history is stated to be written in a book called Bhongsoli also known as Vanisavali of which copies are kept in some of the most ancient families. There are hundreds of Limbu Clans and Tribes. Each Limbu clans are classified under their Tribe or subnational entity or according to their place of origin. The Chinese text Po-ou-Yeo-Jing, translated in 308 AD, refers to the Yi-ti-Sai , a name which is an exact equivalent of Kiratas. The Limbus were also one of the earliest inhabitants of Sikkim. Their estimated population of 700,000 is mainly centred in the districts of Sankhuwasabha, Tehrathum, Dhankuta, Taplejung, Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, Panchthar, Ilam, Kathmandu, Nakhipot, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur in Nepal. These are all within the Mechi and Kosi Zones or "Limbuwan". Portions of the Limbu population are also located in the east and west districts of Sikkim. A smaller number are scattered throughout the cities of Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal, Assam, Nagaland and in north and south Sikkim, Bhutan, Burma, and others have recently migrated to the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the United States and many other countries.

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