Sharchop
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The Sharchop are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern Bhutan known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language varieties and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| clothingStyle | Bhutanese gho and kira with regional variations ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Bhutan ⓘ |
| cultivatesCrop |
buckwheat
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ oranges ⓘ potatoes ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
South Asian culture
ⓘ
Tibetan culture ⓘ |
| demographicRole | one of the largest ethnic groups in Bhutan ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Tibeto-Burman peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsangla-speaking peoples
|
| housingType | traditional Bhutanese houses ⓘ |
| integrationInState | subject to Bhutanese national integration policies ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | major non-Dzongkha-speaking group in Bhutan ⓘ |
| nationalityContext | Bhutanese ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Arunachal Pradesh
ⓘ
Assam ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | recognized ethnic group in Bhutan ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | eastern Bhutan ⓘ |
| region |
Lhuentse District
ⓘ
Trashigang District ⓘ
surface form:
Mongar District
Pemagatshel District ⓘ Samdrup Jongkhar District ⓘ Trashi Yangtse District ⓘ Trashigang District ⓘ |
| religion |
Bon-related practices
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
animism ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
village temples ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
spirit propitiation ⓘ |
| socialStructure | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
local spirits
ⓘ
mountain deities ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Bon
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Sharchopkha
ⓘ
Tsangla ⓘ |
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