The Limbu nation is made up of hundreds of clans. Each Limbu clans are classified under their Tribe or subnational entity or according to their place of origin. Almost all the Limbu clan names are unique, therefore it is not necessary to specify the Tribe or the place of origin every time the clan name is said. The most Limbu ( Yakthung) tribes are the original inhabitants and descended from the ancient

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mentioned in such Hindu epics as the

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. Although, some of the clan names may not be unique for example: Chongbang or Maden. They are divided by listing their tribe name before or after their clan. Chongbang can be Sireng-Chongbang or Hukppa-Chongbang or Chongbang Kyak, similarly Maden clan can be specifically Tilling-Maden or Thokleng-Maden or Tunglung-Maden or Phendua-Maden. Listed Chaobisia, Mawakhola, Tambarkhola, Charkhola, Maiwakhola, Panthar, Tinkhola, Phedap and Yangrok are the names of the places where the respective clans belong to. Chaobisia refers to present day

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and

Morang Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and Sunsar ...

districts, Tambarkhola area is in present-day

Taplejung Taplejung District ( ne, ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal and one of the 14 districts of Province No. 1. It is remotely located in the Himalayas in Eastern Nepal with Tibet to the north across the ...

district, Mewakhola area refers to present day

and

Sankhuwasabha Sankhuwasabha District ( ne, सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला ) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. ...

districts, Charkhola is a present-day Ilam and Jhapa districts, Maiwakhola area is in present-day Taplejung district, Tinkhola is in Panchthar district, Panthar is

Panchthar Panchthar district ( ne, पाँचथर जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern hilly region of Nepal. It is a Hill district of eastern Nepal. The district covers of area. The 2011 census counted 191,817 pop ...

district, Phedap is the north-central area of Terhathum district, Athraya is in northeastern Terhathum district, Chethar is in southern Terhathum,

and eastern

district. Yangrok area is in present-day Southeast

, Northeast

districts and

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. All of these areas make up

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Nationality

The unification of

kingdoms and

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has brought changed on Yakthung (Limbu) as live in Limbuwan as Limbu, Subba and ranked them as one of the unenslavable alcohol consuming groups.The Limbus have divided into three nationality Nepalese Limbu, bhutanese limbu and Indian Limbu. As the parts of Nepal they are so called Braves in the living World.

Clans and marriages

To Limbus, genealogy is very important before conducting marriages. Limbus do not marry within their own clan known as

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and not into their mother's clan or their grandmothers' clan. Some Traditional and cultural Limbus with strong background, avoid marriages into clans from which they derive their blood, up to seven generations in their father's line and up to five generations in their mother's line. That means Marriages into great-great-great-grandmothers' clans are also avoided. The clan names have terms attached to it as well, Libang means the Archer, Tilling means the Police, Menyangbo means the successful one, Samba means the priest, etc. However, clans also have meanings which evolved from sentences e.g. Hembya was according to legend, evolved from "Hey' nangh wa" which translates to "Over there also". However, on original verbal dialect, 'Hembya' would be pronounced as "Hem-phe". This name was previously used to identify Thebe's next clan who settled in a different territory. The following are the list of Limbu clans.

List of Limbu clans

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*Pabemba *Padupling *Pahim *Pahtangna *Painger *Pak - Sangwa *Pak - Serma *Pak - Pheyak *Pakpasomba *Paksangwa *Pakseng *Pakserma *Palahajum *Palange *Palghe *Palungwa *Pambokpa *Pangyanggu *Pangba Phago *Pangboma *Pangenhang *Pangma(Pangmali) *Pankemyang *Panphoma *pangdhak (spread out from labri, khesera, bokhim,tamrang and saplakhu villages) *Papalang *Papo *Papsong *Parghari *Parangden *Parangen *Pahango *Pataha *Patare *Pegwa *Pekim *Pemba *Pembasong *Penchangwa *Penjelam *Penjetamlingba *Pettehba *Phaklecha *Phakole *Phalechuwa *Phalechuwa *Phamphe *phatra *Phedap *Pheguba *Phegwaden *Phejonba *Phejong *Phembu *Phemsong *Phewaden *Phiyak *Phombo *Phonjela *Phonpho *Phonthak *Phonyang *Phopra *Photre *Patangwa *Phudunghang *Phuglala *Phungenahang *Pichchowa *Pobemba *Podalung - Tilling *Podalung - Tinkhole *Poinyanggu *Pomu *Pongjange *Pehim *Potangna - Tumbangphe *Potangwa - Sambahang *Pothangehere *Potro *Punglai-ing *Punjemba *Puradin *Purumbo *Purungbo , width="50", , valign="top",

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*Sabenhimba *Sademba *Sakwademba *Sakwaden - Ponglai *Sakwaden - Tegim *Sakwaden - Tumbangphe *Selling *sambiu (Sembo or Simbu) *Samdangwa *Sameakamba *samra *Samsomba *Samsong *Samsohang *Sangba *Sangi *Sangpanggye *Sangsangbo *Sangsangu *Sangwa *Sanjung *Sansoyang

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*Tababung-(Tabebung-sangamba Tabebung-khechhingse) *Tabelung *Takmademba *Takwaden *Tamba *Tambe *Tambedem *Tamdem *Tamling *Tamorangba *Tangba *Tangbhopa *Tangdewa *Tanjamba *Tegela *Tegim *Tegoba *Tegothopra *Tengbung *Teyung *Tellok *Tembeh *Tengubumthupia *Tentak *Terathar *Thaksu *Thaklang *Thaklung *Thalang(chongbang & maden) *Thalung *Thamsuhang *Thangden *Thangamba *Theguba *Thebe-Sing *Thebe-thuppoko *Thoglema *Thoklen *Thokpeba *Thoksuba - Khewa *Thoksuba - Songyokpa *Thopra *Thumba *Thumsa *Thumyangba *Thupukum *Tigalla *Tikapatti *Tinglabe *Tinkote *Todopa *Togleng *Toklehang *Toklengkya *Tokphela *Tokponden *Tole *Topetlagu *Tubuk *Tukimo *Tukohang *Tum - Papo *Tum - Pheyak *Tum - Sangwa *Tum - Serma *Tum - Kurumbang *Tumbah - Khewa *Tumbahang *Tumbang * Tumbahangphe - Phedapea * Tumbahangphe - Tokleng * Tumbahangphe - Phendua *Tumbapo - papo *Tumbrok - Papo *Tumbrok - Phago *Tumrok - Tokleng *Tumruk - Panthare *Tumsa *Tumsangwa *Tumsengwate *Tumsong *Tumyang *Tunesang *Tungbamphe - Chethare *Tungbamphe - Mewakhole *Tungbamphe - Nembang *Tungbanphe *Tungbaphu - Nalbo *Tungkamphs *Tungkong - Chaobisia *Tungkong - CHethare *Tunglung *Tunghang *Tupunge , width="50", , valign="top", *Sanyak *Sapla *Sapta *Sardaphe *Saring *Sawaden *Sayorana *Sendang *Sedemba - Mabho *Sedemba - Sambahang *Selling *Semhang *Sene *Senehang *Sengsaugbo *Sengwangyang *Sere *Serma *Serangchongbang *Settling *Sewa *Sialungma *Siba *Silingbo *Sinehang *Sing - Thebe *Sing Maden - Khewa *Sing Maden - Tilling *Singak *Singdaba *Singgokhang *Singh - Kurungbhong *Singjango *Singokua *Singthape *Singyemba *Sigu *Skuwaba *Sobegu *Sodemba *Sodung *Sokiklumba *Song *Songbamphe *Sambahangphe *Songbo *Songmi *Songrungbang *Songyokpa - Chaubisia *Songyokpa - Phago *Songyokpa - Kurumbang *Subasang - Lingden *Subasong - Lingkhim *Subasong - Tambarkhole *Suguwa *Suhang *Sukarengba *Suknawab *Sungwapak *Sanyokpa(Tumba) , width="50", , valign="top",

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*Umdeme *Unglingba *Unjumba *Ussuk , width="50", , valign="top",

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*Wabungia *Wade *Wahek *Waji - Chaobisia *Waji - Phedapea *Waji - Athraya *Wanem - Phago *Warakpa *Warupa *Wayahnag-Kajum *Wayam Kajum *Wegu *Werniba *Wetupma *Wobungia *Wodokba *Woyang *Worumhang

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*Yakso *Yakpaden *Yambhota *Yangboku *Yangboten *Yangdem *Yangdemba *Yanghimba *Yangnam *Yangrokia *Yangsata *Yangseba *Yangsoba *YaYANGWAGO clans are settled in Fenchaytar, Darjeeling from Fenjekarna yanwago eldest son of namahang yangwago. They came from Tamar khola since 1620 AD. At Fenchaytar there are more than 100 houses in present. Fenjekarna had three sons Jatanbir yangwago, Dhanpal yangwago and gambirman yangwago all three son are settled in sikkim. Little number of yangwago also settled in singbongdera busty. ngwago *Yangya *Yanroke *Yanwabhu *Yawa *Yekten *Yengdem *Yengden *Yengdemba *Yohimbang *Yokippa *Yokpangden *Yoksoba *Yoksuba *Yoksuma *Yongatemba *Yongden - thopra *Yongeywa *Yonghang *Yongya *Yongya *yungsahang *Yakyuk

References

Surnames Ethnic groups in Nepal Himalayan peoples

Nationality

Clans and marriages

List of Limbu clans

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