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Bhutia aristocrats were called Kazis after similar landlord titles in neighboring regions, especially in modern-day Bangladesh. This feudal system was an integral part of the Chogyal monarchy prior to 1975, when Sikkim was an independent monarchy; the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Sikkim before the mid-1970s plebiscite was the Bhutia Namgyal ...
Bhutia belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family, and more specifically, is classified as a Tibetic language, descending from Old Tibetan. [4] For most of the language's existence Bhutia was an oral language, and it was not until 1975 when Sikkim became a part of India that a written language was developed.
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A senior official in Sikkim, ethnic Bhotiya, 1938. Bhotiya or Bhot (Nepali: भोटिया, Bhotiyā) is an Indian and Nepali exonym lumping together various ethnic groups speaking Tibetic languages, as well as some groups speaking other Tibeto-Burman languages living in the Transhimalayan region that divides India from Tibet.
The name, Bhotiya (also spelt "Bhotia"), derives from the word Bod (བོད་), which is the Classical Tibetan name for Tibet. [3] It was the term used by the British to refer to the borderland people, due to a presumed resemblance to the Tibetans.
Bhutia are a community of Tibetan people in Sikkim, India. Bhutia may also refer to: Bhutia language, a language used in Bhutan and India. Bhutia (surname), a surname used by the people Bhaichung Bhutia, an Indian footballer; Bhutia Horse, a breed of small mountain horse from Sikkim, India; Bhutia Busty, a town in West Bengal, India
Bhutani may refer to: . Bhutani tribe, a tribe of the Baloch people of Pakistan; Bhutani language, a misnomer for several languages: Bhotia language or Sherpa language; Bhutia language or Sikkimese language
The term "Bhutia language" is more precise and accurately reflects the language spoken by the Bhutia community in Sikkim. Reasons for the proposed change:** 1. **Clarity:** The term "Bhutia language" specifically identifies the language spoken by the Bhutia people, avoiding confusion with other languages spoken in Sikkim. 2.