Lopa people (Luoba people) - Luoba people (English spelling)

Japanese: ロッパ族(珞巴族) - ロッパぞく(英語表記)Luò bā zú
Lopa people (Luoba people) - Luoba people (English spelling)
An ethnic minority living in the border area between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India. The population is approximately 2,300 (1990). "Loppa" is the Tibetan name for them, meaning "southern people", and they refer to themselves differently depending on where they live, such as "Bogaer" or "Niebun". Their language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family, and a small number of them can speak and read Tibetan. They do not have a written language, but it is said that in the past they communicated by carving wood and tying ropes. They were officially recognized as a single ethnic group in 1965.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
中国のチベット自治区とインドとの国境地帯に居住する少数民族。人口は約2300人余(1990)。〈ロッパ〉というのはチベット族の彼らに対する呼称で〈南方人〉という意味であり,その自称は〈ボガエル〉〈ニエブン〉等居住地によって異なる。その言語はチベット・ビルマ語派に属し,少数の者はチベット語を話し,読むことができる。文字はないが,以前は刻木,結縄により意志を伝達していたという。1965年に単一民族として正式に認定された。

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