Dewan people

Dewan is the label for one or more ethnic groups in Nepal including Yakkha people and some Rai people. In Sikkim it is a name of the Yakkha people only.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Tanka Bahadur Subba Politics of Culture: A Study of Three Kirata Communities in the ... - Page 34 - 1999 "Finally, Hanpon makes some interesting observations about the word 'Dewan'. According to him, 'Dewan' is an ethnic label for the Yakkhas but since the southern Lohorung groups in the Ham and Panchthar districts of east Nepal also claim their language to be 'Dewan' it may be taken as an identity of the 'Limbu-oid' groups who also often call themselves 'Rais' (1991:30). However, in Darjeeling and Sikkim this ....only "