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Bhutan
/ The Country and its People / Population
Made up primarily
of indigenous Bhutanese known as the Drukpa. Today's Drupka is
made of three main ethnic groups, the Ngalops, Sharchops and the
Lotshampas.
The Ngalops
came from the Tibetan plains and brought Buddhism into Bhutan.
The Sharchops stays predominantly in eastern Bhutan and their
ancestors can be traced to the tribes of north Burma and north
east India. The lower southern regions is where the Lhotshampas
lives, who are mostly agricultural workers.
The strategic
location of the land kept each ethnic group isolated until the
middle of this century when roads were built across the country.
The contrasting ethnic diversity has meant that a number of different
languages and dialects are spoken throughout the kingdom.
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