Sherpa
People
Sherpa meaning Shar “east” + pa “people” = Sherpa. The Sherpa or Tibetan
"eastern people" are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region
of Nepal. Sherpa migrated from the Kham region in eastern Tibet to Nepal
within the last 300–400 years. On the other hand Sherpa migrated from Tibet
approximately 600 years ago, through the Nangpala pass in Khumbu and Melung pass in Rolwaling.
People said, Sherpas were not migrants who crossed the border of Tibet to Nepal. This is because the modern political entity of Nepal was not in existence then. Only after the unification by King Prithivi Narayan Shah in 1768, then the Himalayan region of present day Nepal became an integral part of the kingdom of Nepal.
It is presumed that the group of people from Kham region, east of Tibet, was called as " Shyar Khamba" (People who came from eastern Kham), and the place where they settled was called " Syar Khumbu". As the time passed the " Shyar Khamba", inhabitants of shyar Khumbu, were called as Sherpa. Present they settled in the Solu Khumbu district of Nepal.
The term Sherpa is also used to refer to local people, typically men, who are employed as guides for mountaineering in the Himalayas. They are highly regarded as elite mountaineers and experts in their local terrain. Most Sherpa people live in the eastern regions; however, some live farther west in the Rolwaling valley and in the Helambu region north of Kathmandu. Pangboche is the Sherpas' oldest village in Nepal. The Sherpa language belongs to the south branch of the Tibetan language family. This language is however not intelligible for Lhasa Tibetan speakers. The number of Sherpas immigrating to the West has also significantly increased in recent years, especially to the United States and United kingdom.
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| Sherpa women taking part in cultural show. |
People said, Sherpas were not migrants who crossed the border of Tibet to Nepal. This is because the modern political entity of Nepal was not in existence then. Only after the unification by King Prithivi Narayan Shah in 1768, then the Himalayan region of present day Nepal became an integral part of the kingdom of Nepal.
It is presumed that the group of people from Kham region, east of Tibet, was called as " Shyar Khamba" (People who came from eastern Kham), and the place where they settled was called " Syar Khumbu". As the time passed the " Shyar Khamba", inhabitants of shyar Khumbu, were called as Sherpa. Present they settled in the Solu Khumbu district of Nepal.
The term Sherpa is also used to refer to local people, typically men, who are employed as guides for mountaineering in the Himalayas. They are highly regarded as elite mountaineers and experts in their local terrain. Most Sherpa people live in the eastern regions; however, some live farther west in the Rolwaling valley and in the Helambu region north of Kathmandu. Pangboche is the Sherpas' oldest village in Nepal. The Sherpa language belongs to the south branch of the Tibetan language family. This language is however not intelligible for Lhasa Tibetan speakers. The number of Sherpas immigrating to the West has also significantly increased in recent years, especially to the United States and United kingdom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherpa_people
www.dreamersdestination.com
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