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Sherpa people

Ethnic group
The Sherpas are one of the Tibetan ethnic groups native to the most mountainous regions of Nepal and Tibetan Autonomous Region. The term sherpa or sherwa derives from the Tibetan-language words ཤར shar and པ pa, which refer to their geographical... Wikipedia
Languages spoken: Nepali language, Sherpa language, and Tibetan
Bhutan: 10,700
China: 2,000
India: 65,000 (above)
Nepal: 520,000
United States: 16,800