Which Language Is Limbu?

Limbu (Limbu: ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ, yakthuṅ pan) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Limbu people of eastern Nepal and India (particularly Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland) as well as expatriate communities in Bhutan. The Limbu refer to themselves as Yakthung and their language as Yakthungpan.

Is Limbu a Hindu?

Their religion is enshrined in the evergreen Cynodondactylon (Dubo) grass. Traditionally, the Limbu bury their dead, but due to the influence of Hinduism, cremation is becoming popular. Limbu people also have their own clergy, such as Phedangma IPA: [pʰɛdaŋma], Samba, Yeba (male) Yeba-Yema IPA: [jɛba/jɛma] (female).

Is Limbu high caste?

The Limbu tribe is known to be of Mongolian descent and considered one of the largest tribal aggregates in the country of Nepal, as well as the second largest tribe under the Kirati. ... As a result of the high-caste system, Hindu immigrants in Nepal are mostly Brahmins.