- The
Ngalop (Dzongkha: སྔ་ལོང་པ་ Wylie: snga long pa; "earliest
risen people" or "first
converted people"
according to folk etymology) are
people of Tibetan...
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Numerous ethnic groups inhabit Bhutan, but the
Ngalop people who
speak the
Dzongkha language constitute a
majority of the
Bhutanese po****tion. The Bhutanese...
- ****imilated into the
culturally and
politically dominant Tibetic Ngalop culture. Together, the
Ngalop, Sharchop, and
tribal groups constituted up to 72 percent...
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institution of the
Bhutanese monarchy,
require familiarity and
adherence to
Ngalop social norms, and
reflect the
social impact of the most
recent immigrant...
- the 17th
century by
Ngawang Namgyal, 1st
Zhabdrung Rinpoche, to give the
Ngalop people a more
distinctive identity, it is a knee-length robe tied at the...
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waist with a silk or
cotton belt
similar to the
Tibetan chuba and to the
Ngalop gho of Bhutan, but sleeveless.
Women wear a silken, full-sleeve
blouse called...
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featured in all three.
Other distinctive symbols of
Bhutan and its
dominant Ngalop culture include Dzongkha, the
national language; the
Bhutanese monarchy;...
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Islam and
Christianity Related ethnic groups Sherpa · Tamang · Qiang ·
Ngalop · Sharchop · Ladakhis · Baltis · Burig · Kachin · Yi · Bamar ·
Other Sino-Tibetan-speaking...
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public spaces.
Bhutanese citizens must wear the
traditional clothing of the
Ngalop people,
including a gho and kera for men and a kira and
wonju for women...
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Barito →
Ngaju Indonesia (Central Kalimantan) Bakumpai,
Meratus Kaharingan Ngalop Sino-Tibetan →
Tibetic →
Dzongkha Bhutan Kheng,
Bumthang Buddhism → Tibetan...
