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Bhutia

Tibetic-speaking ethnic group of India Ethnic group BhutiaA man from the Bhutia tribe in 1860s. Here he can be seen wearing a "Tibetan Amulet" to protect him from evil spirits.Total population60,300 (2001)Regions with significant populations Sikkim41,889 Nepal10,087 Bhutan6,000 West Bengal4,293LanguagesSikkimese, Nepali, Dzongkha, TibetanReligionMajority:Vajrayana Buddhism Minority: Christianity, IslamRelated ethnic groupsTibetan, Sherpa, Tamang, YolmoOther Tibeto-Burman people A Bhutia woman with precious coral headdress, agate Buddhist prayer beads, turquoise earrings and silk chuba before 1915 in Darjeeling The Bhutias (exonym; Nepali: भुटिया, 'People from Tibet') or Drejongpas (endonym; Tibetan: འབྲས་ལྗོངས་པ་, Wylie: Bras-ljongs-pa, THL: dre-jong pa, 'People of the Rice Valley') are a Tibetan ethnic group native to the Indian state of Sikkim who speak Drejongke, a Tibetic language which descends from Old Tibetan.

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