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
Officers and civilians on well-groomed ponies trot past groups of sturdy-limbed Bhuttias or rosy-cheeked Lepcha women hung with turquoise and silver ornaments.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
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)
I am but a Lepcha of Darjeeling, and yet the stuff——' 'Which thou hast stolen.'
From The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling by Kipling, Rudyard
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