Bhotiya

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Bhotiya or Bhote (Nepali: भोटिया or भोटे) is an Indian and Nepalese exonym used to refer to various ethnic groups speaking Tibetic and Tibeto-Burman languages across the Transhimalayan borderlands dividing South Asia from Tibet. The word Bhotiya or Bhote comes from the classical Tibetan local name for Tibet, Bod (བོད). These communities speak numerous languages including Ladakhi, Drejongke, Yolmo, Sherpa, etc. In India, Bhotia is an official Scheduled Tribe, and communities are campaigning to add their shared language, Bhoti, included in the Constitution's Eighth Schedule. In Nepal, the label Bhote is often rejected due to historical social stigma; instead, the government recognizes these communities by their individual names, such as Sherpa, Yolmo, Lopa, Dolpo, etc as Janajati groups.

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