Lhoba

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Lhoba is a term used in to describe groups of people who speak the Tibeto-Burman language and are native to the Pemako region of southern Tibet. The Pemako region includes the areas of Mainling, Medog, and Zayu of the Nyingichi region and the Lhunze area of the Shannan region. The name is most prominently used in Chinese government as the Chinese country considers Lhoba to be a significant group within their population. However, most of the people who are referred to as the Lhoba, or the people who reside in the Xizand Autonomous Region, refer to themselves by a large number of different names that are unique to each community. There are two major tribal nations that are referred to most often as the Lhoba. The first of these groups is the Yidu tribe; the tribe is also knowns as the Idu or Mishmi and is found mostly in Tibet. The other tribe is known as the Bokar or Adi and inhabits the part of India that is currently claimed by China for the most part. Another smaller but notable tribe that is referred to as Lhoba would be the Na or Bangni. All three of these tribes are known to speak the Yidu, Adi, and Na languages.
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