Limbu kinship terminology a description

Pages: 42The following is a description of the kinship terms in the Limbu language as it is spoken in Tamphula village in the Koshi Zone of Eastern Nepal. A brief historical sketch is provided to place the Limbus in a socio-historical perspective for the reader unfamiliar with Nepalese society. The Limbu terminology of kinship is described, and subsequently a number of kinship terms are related to Tibeto-Burman etyma. Finally, some concluding remarks are made, and diagrams and an alphabetical list of glossed kinship terms are included at the end of the article.