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Today, the term Sherpa is often used by foreigners to refer to almost any guide or climbing supporter hired for mountaineering expeditions in the Himalayas, regardless of their ethnicity. [17] Because of this usage, the term has become a slang byword for a guide or mentor in other situations. [ 18 ]
Sherpa is a surname originating from the Himalayan region. The name derives from the Sherpa language words ཤར shar ("east") and པ pa ("people"), which refer to the geographical origin of the Sherpa people in eastern Tibet .
Tenzing Norgay GM OSN (/ ˈ t ɛ n z ɪ ŋ ˈ n ɔːr ɡ eɪ /; Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, [1] was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer.
In recent times, following the overthrow of the Nepali monarchy and move towards a federal republic, ethnicity and caste have taken center stage – the indigenous peoples (Adivasi Janajati) who make up a third of the country having been guaranteed rights that have not yet been fulfilled. There is an observable reaction to this among certain ...
The sherpa is generally quite influential, although they do not have the authority to make a final decision about any given agreement. The name is derived from the Sherpa people , a Nepalese ethnic group , who serve as guides and porters in the Himalayas , a reference to the fact that the sherpa does all the heavy lifting for the principal to ...
Ethnic groups in Nepal are delineated using language, ... Sherpa 130637 0.45 32 Kumal 129702 0.44 33 Tatma/Tatwa 126018 0.43 34 Khatwe 124062 0.43 35 Gharti/Bhujel
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Sherpa, a 2022 book by Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari; Sherpa (emissary), the personal representative of a head of state or government in the G20 or G7; Sherpa (fabric), a fabric with a pile on one side; Sherpa, a 2015 documentary film; Sherpa Fire, a 2016 wildfire that burned in Santa Barbara County, California