Khas people

Khas people (Nepali: खस जाति) are an ethno-linguistic group. They are indigenous native speakers of Nepali language (Khas Kura; translit.Khas speech) which is an Indo-Iranian language. 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 Bahun, Kshetri, Sanyasi/Sannesi, Kami, Damai, etc.

Khas/Parbatiya/Pahari
खस/पर्वत्या/पहाडी/गोर्खालि
Kus or Khas, Goorkha, dominant tribe, Nipal.jpg
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 Kura) as mother tongue
Religion
Om.svg Hinduism
Khas people are also called Paharis (yellow) are widely found throughout Nepal

Modern day

 
a Khas Jhakri (shaman)

Khas people continue Hindu religion with some ancestral deity called Masto gods.

Khas family names

Bahun, Chhetri & Thakuri

Acharya, Adhikari, Arya, Aryal, Bam, Badola, Saun (Saud or Samant), Bagadwal, Baral, Basnet/Basnyat, Barmola, Bhandari, Bhattarai, Bista/Bisht, Bhatta, Bhetwal, Budhathoki, Chand, Chauhan, Chaulagain, Chhetri, Dahal, Dabral, Devkota, Dhakal, Dhital, Dimri, Dhungel, Dobhal/Doval, Dobriyal, Dulal, Gautam, Gusain, Ghimire, Joshi, Kalauni, Karki, Kattel, Katuwal, Kandari, Kukreti, Khand, Khadka, Khanal, Khatri/K.C., Koirala, Kunwar , Lamsal, Lekhak, Lohani, Oli, Mainali, Negi, Nautiyal, Neupane, Nouni, Pathak, Panta, Pandey, Hamal, Malla, Mamgain Poudel/Paudyal/Poudar(hill), Pokharel, Rana, Raut, Ranabhat, Rawat, Rautela, Raturi, Rijal, Regmi, Rimal, Sitoula, Sapkota, Shah, Sen, Shahi, Silwal, Semwal, Sharma, Singh, Thakur/Thakuri, Thapa, Thapliyal, Upreti, Upadhyay, Wagle, Wasti, Air, Aidi, Kandwal, khadayat, kathayat, pela, bhat, ter, bohra, pali, budal, chaisir, danga, rawal, pujara, mahat, mahra etc.

(Dasnami)

Puri, Saraswati, Bharati: Bhaveswa Tirtha, Ashram: Adhigata Ban, Aranya: Kashyap Giri, Parvat, Sagar :Bhrigu

Khas Dalits

Badi, Bishwakarma/B.K., Damai, Dholi, Gandharbha, Kami, Nagarchi, Pariyar, Ranapaheli, Sarki, Sundas, etc.

Khas People Media

References

Citations

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

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