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
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
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
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
Jerdon's specimens were dead ones picked up, as the Lepchas do not know how to trap them.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
One tribe was pointed out as belonging to the Sikkim race, known as Lepchas, who believe in spirits good and bad, but celebrate no religious rites.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Ballou, Maturin Murray
The Lepchas are considered to be the aboriginal inhabitants of the hilly portion of the district.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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