Yamloo

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Yamloos are a sub group of the Gorkha or Nepali ethnic group found in the Himalayan foothills. Yamloos are spread out over Nepal and parts of Sikkim and Kalimpong in India. The Yamloos are also known as Kagatay as their traditional occupation were (kagat = paper) paper makers. Yamloos believe their clan to originate from Hey-lambu near Kathmandu in Nepal. Etymologically Hey stands for potato and lambu means radish in the Yamloo patois giving a vivid description of their early occupation as farmers. Their dress for the distaff members of the community is the '"Dorma and the Shayama, and for the males are the '"Suruwal and Khanjak.

Yomlos are predominantly Buddhist and speak in a tongue closely related to Tibetan.