Lhop people

Lhop
(Doya)

Total population
2,500 (1993)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Southwestern Bhutan (Samtse District)
Languages
Lhokpu, Dzongkha
Religion
Buddhism, Bön
Related ethnic groups
Lepcha

The Lhop or Doya people are a little-known tribe of southwest Bhutan. The Bhutanese believe them to be the aboriginal inhabitants of the country, although this claim has not been substantiated by anthropologists. The Lhop are found in the low valleys of Samtse and near Phuntsholing in the Duars. They are also known as the Lhops, Lhopu, or Lhokpu and speak a Tibeto-Burman language. They total approximately 2,500 persons.

The dress of the Lhop resembles the Lepcha, but they bear little similarity with the Bhutia in the North and the Toto in the west. The Doya trace their descent matrilineally, marry their cross cousins, and embalm the deceased who are then placed in a foetal position in a circular sarcophagus above the ground. They follow a blend of Tibetan Buddhism mixed with animism.

See also

• Ethnic groups in Bhutan
• Sharchop

References

1. ^ van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan" (PDF). London: SOAS. http://repository.forcedmigration.org/pdf/?pid=fmo:3003. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 

External links

• RAOnline Bhutan: The Lhop

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