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 珞巴 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 China | 3,682 (2010)[1] |
| Languages | |
| Bokar, Idu Mishmi, Adi, Tibetic languages, Mandarin | |
| Religion | |
| Animism, Christianity [2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tibetan | |
Lhoba[a] (English translation: Southerners;[4] Chinese: 珞巴; pinyin: Luòbā; Standard Tibetan: ལྷོ་པ།)[5] is any of a diverse amalgamation of Sino-Tibetan-speaking tribespeople living in and around Pemako,[6] a region in southeastern Tibet[7] including Mainling, Medog and Zayü counties of Nyingchi and Lhünzê County of Shannan, Tibet.[8]
In 1965 the Chinese government officially recognised Lhoba as one of the 56 ethnic groups in China.[3] Lhobas are one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in China.[9] Numbering 4,237 people, they make up about 0.1% of the population of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
- ^ Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
- ^ Caidan An; Jun Liu; Jinhui Li; Tao Xie (2003). 西藏旅游指南英: Travel Guide. 五洲传播出版社. p. 123. ISBN 7-5085-0374-0.
- ^ a b West 2009, p. 463–464.
- ^ "Lhoba Ethnic Minority". en.chinaculture.org. Ministry of Culture, P.R.China. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
Lhoba is what Tibetans call the people living in Lhoyu. It means 'southerners'
- ^ Stein (1972), p. 79.
- ^ Arpi, Cluade (2019-04-21). "The Hidden Kingdom of Pemako ...hidden no more". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Wessels 1924, p. 255Nem Singh applies this name Lhoba to the people of the Pemako country near the great elbow of the Tsangpo, where Kinthup also met them and found them the same as Nain Singh
- ^ Baker 2004, p. 465.
- ^ Guo 2013, p. x, Preface.
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