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![]() 珞巴 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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![]() | 3,682 (2010)[1] |
Languages | |
Bokar, Idu Mishmi, Adi, Tibetic languages, Mandarin | |
Religion | |
Animism, Christianity [2] |
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.
Lhoba is what Tibetans call the people living in Lhoyu. It means 'southerners'
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