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The Lepcha and Limbu is the earliest ethnic group to have settled in Sikkim.The word Sikkim was derived from "Sukhim" in Limbu language meaning new palace. They believe they are the autochthones while others considered that they were settled by the thirteenth century, coming from the hills before the arrival of the Tibetan Bhutias. [5]
Additional official languages include Gurung, Limbu, Magar, Sunuwar, Newar, Rai, Sherpa and Tamang for the purpose of preservation of culture and tradition in the state. Nepali is the lingua franca of Sikkim, while Sikkimese (Bhutia) and Lepcha are spoken in certain areas. [14] English is also spoken and understood in most of Sikkim.
Sikkim (/ ˈ s ɪ k ɪ m / SIK-im; Nepali:) is a state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh.
The geography and modes of food production within Sikkim inform the food culture within the state. [3] The economy of Sikkim is largely agrarian. [ 4 ] Due to the state's mountainous terrain, much of the land is unsuitable for farming, so terrace farming , particularly of rice, is common.
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Kirat Mundhum, (Nepali: किरात मुन्धुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundhum, is a traditional belief of the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yakkha, Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai, Thami, Jirel, Hayu and Surel peoples in the north-eastern Indian subcontinent. [2]
Sikkim — a Himalayan state of India, located in Northeast India ... Culture of Sikkim (12 C, 17 P) E. Economy of Sikkim (9 C) Education in Sikkim (4 C, 5 P) F.
A Pakistani farmer in the village of Mahool Baloch in the Loralai district Waqar Ahmed house, Khuian district (کھوئیاں), Chakwal village of Pakistan Amra Kalan village in Kharian, Pakistan. Pakistani village life (Urdu: پاکستانی گاؤں کی زندگی) is the traditional rural life of the people of Pakistan.