Khas people

Khas/Parbatiya/Pahari
खस/पर्वत्या/पहाडी/गोर्खालि
Sample photo of Khas man in the scholarly work at Library of India
Total population
c. 16 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
   Nepal
Languages
Nepali language khas bhasa Jumli
Religion
Shamanism Animism Hinduism
Khas people are also called Paharis (yellow) are widely found throughout Nepal

Khas people (Nepali: खस जाति) are an tartaric ethno-linguistic group. They are indigenous native speakers of Khas bhasa; translit.Khas speech which is an tartaric language family. Khas people have been referred as Parbatiya and Pahari or Gorkhali. Khas are most dominant faction in Nepal. They are around 31% of Nepal but nearly two thirds of government officials. The word “Khas” is little used in modern times. Khas peoples call themselves by their group names such as Chhetris, and certain Thakuri

  1. "Nepali (npi)". Ethnologue. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

Khas people

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