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The Limbu (exonym) or Yakthung (endonym) are a Sino-Tibetan indigenous tribe (Bhot-Burmeli) of the Himalayan region of eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and western Bhutan. The original name of the Limbu is Yakthung (ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ) or Yakthum. Limbu males are called Yakthungba or Yakthumba and Limbu females are called "Yakthumma" or "Yakthungma". Ancient texts state that "Yakthung" or "Yakthum" is a derivative of Yaksha and some interpret its meaning as the "Yaksha winner". In the Limbu language it means "heroes of the hills" (Yak - hills, thung or thum - heroes or mighty warriors), which connotates with the ancient Kiratis.

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  • Limbu people (en)
  • Limbu (pl)
  • Лимбу (народ) (ru)
  • 林布族 (zh)
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  • Limbu (w Tybecie znani jako དརེན་འཛང་ཀ་ Drendzongka; w Sikkimie jako འསང་ Tsong; sami określają się jako Yakthungba, dosłownie "„górale”") – grupa etniczna we wschodnim Nepalu i Sikkimie, wraz z innymi grupami wchodząca w skład ludu Kiratów. Egzonim Limbu znaczy dosłownie „łucznik”. Posługują się językiem limbu z tybeto-birmańskiej rodziny językowej. Ich liczebność ocenia się na około 700 tysięcy. (pl)
  • Ли́мбу (на языке непали), яктхумба (самоназвание — «пастух яков») — народ на крайнем востоке Непала (историческая область Лимбуван, между рекой Арун и Сингалильским хребтом; 300 тысяч человек) и в Индии (20 тысяч человек входят в список официально зарегистрированных племён Индии), в некоторых районах Западного Сиккима, по обе стороны непало-сиккимской границы. Лимбу являются древнейшими коренными жителями Непала. (ru)
  • 林布族(尼泊尔语:Limbu,弓箭手;林布语:ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ Yakthumba/Yakthung),是尼泊爾的一個原住民族,在印度也有分佈,總人口約七十萬。 「林布」是源自尼泊尔语的外來族名,意義為「弓箭手」或「放置弓箭的袋子」。在林布語中,該族人自稱為「雅克譚巴」(Yakthumba)或「雅克屯」(Yakthung)。西藏人稱其為「匈」(Shong)、「宋」(Xong)或「德蘭鍾卡」(Drenjongkä);而锡金人則稱其為「崇」(Tsong)。 (zh)
  • The Limbu (exonym) or Yakthung (endonym) are a Sino-Tibetan indigenous tribe (Bhot-Burmeli) of the Himalayan region of eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and western Bhutan. The original name of the Limbu is Yakthung (ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ) or Yakthum. Limbu males are called Yakthungba or Yakthumba and Limbu females are called "Yakthumma" or "Yakthungma". Ancient texts state that "Yakthung" or "Yakthum" is a derivative of Yaksha and some interpret its meaning as the "Yaksha winner". In the Limbu language it means "heroes of the hills" (Yak - hills, thung or thum - heroes or mighty warriors), which connotates with the ancient Kiratis. (en)
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  • Limbu (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Limbuwomendrinktongba.jpg
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