Lhotshampa

E79084

Nepali-speaking community ethnic group

Lhotshampa are a Nepali-speaking ethnic community of southern Bhutan, many of whom have faced displacement and statelessness due to Bhutanese government policies in the late 20th century.

Aliases (2)

Bhutanese American ×1
Lhotsampa ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nepali-speaking community → ethnic group →
alsoKnownAs	Bhutanese of Nepali origin → Lhotsampa →
associatedIssue	human rights concerns in Bhutan →
citizenshipIssue	refugee status → statelessness →
countryOfResidence	Australia → Bhutan → Canada → India → Nepal → New Zealand → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States →
culturalPractice	Hindu festivals such as Dashain → Hindu festivals such as Tihar →
displacementPeriod	early 1990s → late 1980s →
ethnicGroupOf	Bhutan →
facedPolicy	Bhutanese citizenship laws of the 1980s → Bhutanese cultural homogenization policies →
historicalOrigin	Nepal →
languageFamily	Indo-Aryan languages →
majorEvent	mass expulsion from Bhutan in late 20th century →
migrationToBhutan	19th century → early 20th century →
populationStatus	diaspora community →
primaryLanguage	Nepali →
refugeeCampLocation	Jhapa District, Nepal → Morang District, Nepal → eastern Nepal →
region	southern Bhutan →
religion	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism →
resettlementCountry	Australia → Canada → Denmark → Netherlands → New Zealand → Norway → Sweden → Switzerland → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States →
resettlementProgram	third-country resettlement from Nepal →
resettlementStart	mid-2000s →
scriptUsed	Devanagari →
settlementArea	southern foothills of Bhutan →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lhotshampa ("Lhotsampa") →	alsoKnownAs
Bhutan →	primaryEthnicGroup
Nepali American ("Bhutanese American") →	relatedTo