Also Known As:
Sherpa, Yholmo, Yolmo, Yohlmo, Yohlmu Tam, Yol-mo, Ölmo
Dialects & Varieties
- Eastern Helambu Sherpa
- Western Helambu Sherpa
- Lamjung Yolmo
- Ilam Yolmo
South Asia and the Middle East
George van Driem. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 283-348. London & New York: Routledge.
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Location and Context
Countries
Nepal
Location Description
Helambū area
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
The Sherpa-inhabited Mount Everest region of Nepal has become a leading center of Himalayan tourism.
This is a paper written by Anna Maria Hari that compiles her twenty-seven years of researching the Y
The Yolmo is a people living in a small area of the Helambu, a few walk days from the Kathmandu vall