Minaro
Sign in to saveThe Brokpa (), sometimes called Minaro, is an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group mostly found in the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh around the villages of Dha and Hanu. Some of the community is also across the Line of Control in the Pakistan-administered Baltistan, in the villages around Ganokh. They speak an Indo-Aryan language called Brokskat. The Brokpa are mostly Vajrayana Buddhist but some are Muslim.
Key facts
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- Brokpa Men traditionally dressed up for the festival.jpg
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- Brokpa men in Ladakh, dressed up for Bono na festival
- Ethnic group.group
- Brokpa
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Minaro
- Ethnic group.population
- 3,000–4,000
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- Ladakh
- Ethnic group.langs
- Brokskat
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- Predominantly: Buddhism; Minority: Islam
- Ethnic group.related
- Other Indo-Aryan peoples
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- Identity and geographic distribution
- Festivals
- Diet
- Economy and employment
- See also
- Notes
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The Brokpa (), sometimes called Minaro, is an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group mostly found in the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh around the villages of Dha and Hanu. Some of the community is also across the Line of Control in the Pakistan-administered Baltistan, in the villages around Ganokh. They speak an Indo-Aryan language called Brokskat. The Brokpa are mostly Vajrayana Buddhist but some are Muslim.
== Name == According to the British Raj commentators, the Baltis gave the name "Brogpa" to the Dardic people living among them. The term means "highlander"; the Brogpa tended to occupy the higher pasture lands in the valleys. Frederic Drew states, "Wherever the Dards are in contact with Baltis or with Bhots, these others call them (...) Brokpa or Blokpa." As Tibetan language pronunciation varies by region, the same name is pronounced by Ladakhis as Drokpa or Dokpa.