What race is Nepali?

Nepali belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family. There are a number of regional dialects found in the Tarai and mountain areas. The languages of the north and east belong predominantly to the Tibeto-Burman family.
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Is Nepali an Indian?

Indian Nepali, Indian Nepalese or Indo Nepalese are Nepalese (Nepali people) who have Indian heritage. The Marwadi people have lived in Nepal for several hundred years. They came to Nepal from Rajasthan as traders and flourished in Nepal where there was very little trade activity then.
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How many race are there in Nepal?

There are two primary races in Nepal. People of the Tibeto-Burman race came to Nepal in different periods from Mongolia and Tibet. The Kirats came from the East and Ruled Kathmandu sometime in the 7th or the 8th century. The Tamangs and Gurungs came to fight with a ruler of a small kingdom in the Indian Subcontinent.
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What is the race of an Indian?

Asian – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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What is a person from Nepal called?

"People who live in Nepal, we call them Nepali," Mr Mahat said at a press conference in Sydney this week. "Let us start saying Nepali in English as well, instead of saying Nepalese."
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WHO ARE NEPALESE? What is their ethnicity and origin?



Who is the native of Nepal?

The estimated population of major indigenous peoples, such as Magar (7.1 per cent), Tharu (6.6 per cent), Tamang (5.8 per cent), Newar (5.0 per cent), Rai (2.3 per cent), Gurung (1.9 per cent), Limbu (1.4 per cent).
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What race are Tamils?

The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar (Tamil: தமிழர், romanized: Tamiḻar, pronounced [t̪amiɻaɾ] in the singular or தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, [t̪amiɻaɾɣaɭ] in the plural), or simply Tamils (/ˈtæmɪls/), are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group who trace their ancestry mainly to India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, union ...
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How many races are in India?

The present population of the Indian subcontinent has been divided into four racial groups- the Negritos, the Proto-Australoids, the Proto-Australoids, the Mongoloids, and the Mediterraneans.
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What is Negrito race?

The term Negrito (/nɪˈɡriːtoʊ/) refers to several diverse ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia and the Andaman Islands.
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What kind of people are Nepal?

Firstly Nepali people are friendly, warm and welcoming people who are proud of their traditions, religion, music and culture. They have huge respect for visitors to their country; a phrase known by every Nepali is 'Guests equals God'.
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Where are Nepalese from?

Nepalis (English: Nepalese ; Nepali: नेपाली) are the citizens of Nepal under the provisions of Nepali nationality law. The country is home to people of many different national origins who are the descendants of immigrants from India, Kashmir, Central Asia, and Tibet.
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What is a race of people?

Race is defined as “a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits.” The term ethnicities is more broadly defined as “large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background.”
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Is Nepali similar to India?

While being parts of broader South Asian culture, Nepal and India share special closeness and similarity in cultural tradition. They are so closely and strongly interlinked by social life and cultural tradition that nobody can imagine to separate them.
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What's the difference between Indian and Nepali?

Nepal is a Hindu country whereas India is a secular country. Nepali Rupee is very weak in comparison to Indian Rupee. Nepal was a monarchy till recently, whereas India has been a democracy since independence.
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Was Nepal a part of India?

No, Nepal was not part of India. Nepal has never been under the control of any other nation or colonial power.
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What are Indians mixed with?

Most Indian groups descend from a mixture of two genetically divergent populations: Ancestral North Indians (ANI) related to Central Asians, Middle Easterners, Caucasians, and Europeans; and Ancestral South Indians (ASI) not closely related to groups outside the subcontinent.
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What is my race if I am Hispanic?

About Hispanic Origin

OMB defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
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Is Sinhalese a race?

Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They were historically known as Hela people (Sinhala: හෙළ). They constitute about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more than 16.2 million.
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Is Dravidian a race?

the Dravidian race is connected with both the Indonesian and Australian... the Dravidian race, which it would be better to call South Indian, is prevalent among the peoples of Southern India speaking the Dravidian tongues, and also among the Kols and other people of India...
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What type of food is Nepalese?

People in this region eat dhido (millet or barley cooked dough), potato curry, momo (dumplings), yak or goat or sheep meat, milk, thukpa, laping or strong alcohol like tongba (millet juice) for their regular diet. This region also imports rice from other regions and consumes daal-bhat-tarkari from time to time.
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Does Nepal have indigenous people?

The total population of Nepal is 26,494,504. them, indigenous peoples (IPs) comprise 35.8 percent of the total population. Nepal has legally recognized 59 indigenous nationalities, referred to as Adivasi Janajati.
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What is the definition of Nepalese?

Definition of 'Nepalese'

1. of or pertaining to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language. noun. 2. a native or inhabitant of Nepal.
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