Moormi Bhotey | |
|---|---|
 Tamang woman | |
| Total population | |
| c. 1.7 million | |
 Nepal 1,539,830[1] | |
 India 183,812 | |
| West Bengal | 146,203 (2011)[2] |
| Sikkim | 37,609 (2011)[3] |
| Languages | |
| Tamang,Nepali,Tamang | |
| Religion | |
| (majority):Buddhism 87.29%, (minority):Hinduism8.88%,Christian and others 4.83% Nepal census (2011),[4] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tibetan people,Bhotiya,Thakali, | |
The Tamang prople are anindigenous Tibetano-Burmese-speaking ethnic tribal group fromNepal, who migrated from tibet to Nepal in 12th-13th century, they are the last ethnic group who migrated to Nepal from tibet. InNepal, Tamang/Moormi people make for 1.539,830 persons, or 5.6% of the country's totalpopulation, up from 1.3 million in 2001.[5]
