Lhop ( eng. Lhop , lit. - "southerners"), also Doia ( eng. Doya ), Lopi is a poorly studied ethnic group in the south-west of Bhutan .
| Lhop | |
|---|---|
| Abundance and area | |
| Total: 2500 ( 1993 ) | |
 Bhutan (Dzongkhag Samtsa ) | |
| Tongue | lhokpu , dzong ke |
| Religion | buddhism bon |
| Related peoples | babble |
In Bhutan they are considered an indigenous people . Lhop live in the valleys of the Samtsa Dzonghag and in the duaras near Phuncholing . They speak the languages lhokpu and dzong-ke . The number is about 2500 people ( 1993 ) [1] .
Lhop clothing is similar to the clothing of the Lepcha people, it also contains elements of clothing of the Bhutia and peoples. Inheritance is carried out on the maternal side ( matrilinearity ). The marriage of cousins and sisters is widespread among the people, as well as embalming of the dead, whose mummies are kept in an embryo pose in a round sarcophagus above the ground.
The religion of Lhop is a mixture of Tibetan Buddhism and animism , they worship the local deities Zhipda-Neda.
Notes
- ↑ George van Driem . Language Policy in Bhutan . - London: SOAS, 1993. Archived November 1, 2010 on the Wayback Machine
Links
- Lhop - One of Bhutan's least known ethnic group . RAOnline Bhutan. Date of treatment June 8, 2014.