Castes and clans The Gorkhas of India are a mixture of Indo-Aryan castes and Mongoloid-featured clans. Among the Indo-Aryan castes include the Bahun (Brahmins), Chhetri, Thakuri, Kami, Damai, Sarki, Thapa etc., and among the Mongoloid/ hybrid group is a heterogenous mixture of various clans and ethnic groups, including Gurung , Magar , Newar, Tamang , Thami, Bhujel (Khawas) , Rai (Khambu) , Limbu (Subba) , Sunuwar (Mukhia) , Yakkha (Dewan) , Sherpa, Yolmo , etc. [5] Although each of them have their own language (belonging to the Tibeto-Burman or Indo-Burman languages which is rarely used at present), the lingua franca among the Gorkhas is Nepali language with its script in Devnagari. The Nepali language, which is one of the official languages of India , is the common binding thread of all Gorkha castes and clans... #source.#Gorkhapedia##
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