Lepcha
Americannoun
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a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
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the Tibeto-Burman language of the Lepcha.
noun
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a member of a Mongoloid people of Sikkim
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the language of this people, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan family
adjective
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"But we were told we are not experts," said Gyatso Lepcha, a tribal leader who has been at the forefront of protests.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023
“We knew that this was coming,” said Gyatso Lepcha, general secretary of Affected Citizens of Teesta, an environmental organization based in Sikkim.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Raklang pass — Uses of nettles — Edible plants — Lepcha war — Do-mani stone — Neongong — Teesta valley — Pony, saddle, etc.
From Himalayan Journals — Volume 1 by Hooker, J. D. (Joseph Dalton)
Lepcha marriages are often made on credit, and are breakable if the payment bargained for is not made to the parent within the specified time.
From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus
Lepcha, the, 547; language, 177 Lepsius, K. R., 76 sq.,
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
Much is at stake as birthrates decline precipitously among all of Sikkim’s dominant ethnic groups: the largely Hindu Nepalis, the Lepchas and the Bhutias, both mostly Buddhist.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2023
Generally, in dealing with his countrymen, Author Gorer is far less sweeping than he was with Americans or Lepchas.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is common to Lepchas, Bhutanese, and Tibetans, but it is found in its purest essence in these low-country, cross-bred Lepchas, who were my close companions for two days.
From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund
The Lepchas, common to the eastern boundary of Nepâl, to the western part of Butan, and to Sikkim.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
With the Lepchas of Sikhim, Mr. Scott has often observed a faint blush on the cheeks, base of the ears, and sides of the neck, accompanied by sunken eyes and lowered head.
From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles
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