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खाम मगर | |
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Total population | |
71,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Magar Kham language | |
Religion | |
Hinduism, Shamanism, Christianity, and Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Magar, Chepang, Bhujel and other Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups |
The Kham Magars (खाम मगर), also known in scholarship as the Northern Magars, are a (Tibeto-Burman language) Magar Kham language or Kham Kura speaking indigenous ethnic tribal community native to Nepal.[1][2][3] In general, Kham Magars refer to themselves using their clan name and the ethnic identity of Magar.[4] Kham Magar clan names include Budha/ Budhathoki, Gharti, Pun and Roka, and each clan is subdivided into many sub-clans name. The language of the Kham Magars is called Magar Kham among other glottonyms. It is estimated that about 71,000 Kham Magars live in the Middle Hills of mid-western Nepal, in the districts of Rukum, Rolpa, and Baglung.[5] Scattered communities also live in Jajarkot, Dailekh, Kalikot, Achham, and Doti districts as well as in the capital city of Kathmandu.[6][7]
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