Lepcha
Americannoun
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Lepchas,
plural
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Lepcha
plural
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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
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 Rudyard Kipling
I am but a Lepcha of Darjiling, and yet the stuff"— "Which thou hast stolen," said I. "
From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Rudyard Kipling
Continue the ascent of Tonglo — Trees — Lepcha construction of hut — Simsibong — Climbing-trees — Frogs — Magnolias, etc.
From Himalayan Journals — Volume 1 by J. D. (Joseph Dalton) Hooker
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
I had the nest and eggs brought me by the Lepchas.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
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 Edmund Candler
The Chumbi Valley is inhabited by the Tomos, who are said to be descendants of ancient cross-marriages between the Bhutanese and Lepchas.
From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Edmund Candler
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