Rāi Limbu (English spelling)

Japanese: ライ・リンブー(英語表記)Rāi Limbu
Rāi Limbu (English spelling)
An ethnic group in the eastern mountainous region of Nepal. They consist of the Rai and Limbu, collectively known as Kirānti. The population of the Rai is about 230,000, and that of the Limbu about 170,000 (1971). They speak the Tibeto-Burman languages ​​of Rai and Limbu, but within Rai, there are large dialect differences among the subgroups with different names that are distributed along the valleys. It is also said that the Limbu language has a written language. The Limbu live in scattered villages at 800-2000m on the slopes of the valleys in Mechi and Kosi districts in the easternmost part, and the Rai in Sagarmatha district to the west. They grow rice, corn, and raise cattle, goats, and pigs.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ネパール東部山地の民族。ライとリンブーから成り,キランティKīrāntiと総称される。人口はライ約23万,リンブー約17万(1971)。言語はチベット・ビルマ語派系のライ語,リンブー語であるが,ライ内部では,谷筋沿いに分布し,異なった名称をもつ下位集団ごとの方言差が大きい。またリンブー語には文字があったといわれる。リンブーは最東部のメチ,コシ県,ライはその西のサガルマータ県の谷の斜面の800~2000m付近に散村を作り,米,トウモロコシなどを作り,牛,ヤギ,豚などを飼育している。

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