Kham Magar
खाम मगर | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 71,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nepal | |
| Languages | |
| Magar Kham language | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Shamanism, Christianity, and Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Magar, Chepang, Bhujel and other Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups |
The Kham Magars (खाम मगर), also known in scholarship as the Northern Magars, are a (Tibeto-Burman language) Magar Kham language or Kham Kura speaking indigenous ethnic tribal community native to Nepal. In general, Kham Magars refer to themselves using their clan name and the ethnic identity of Magar. Kham Magar clan names include Budha/ Budhathoki, Gharti, Pun and Roka, and each clan is subdivided into many sub-clans name. The language of the Kham Magars is called Magar Kham among other glottonyms. It is estimated that about 71,000 Kham Magars live in the Middle Hills of mid-western Nepal, in the districts of Rukum, Rolpa, Baglung and Myagdi. Scattered communities also live in Jajarkot, Dailekh, Kalikot, Achham, and Doti districts as well as in the capital city of Kathmandu.