The Jirel (also known as Jiripas) of
Nepal are both ethnically and linguistically related to both the
Sherpas and Sunuwars. Their population of 5,300 are centered on the village of
Jiri. The word Jiri means bear's lair.Their main occupation is agriculture. Plants that include
wheat,
barley,
maize etc are probably planted. Little is known about them, but their close affinities with the
Sherpa suggest that their culture is a form of the Bhoti culture.The Jirels follow a form of
Tibetan Lamaism, often mixing some
animist and
Hindu rituals and beliefs along with it. A
Buddhist Lama is known as a Phomba in their dialect. However, under Hindu influence, the number of local Buddhist lamas are dwindling, as the Jirel conduct their marriages and other pujas with the assistance of Brahmins. According to the 2001 Nepal Census there were a total of 5,316 ethnic Jirel, of whom 87.00% were Boudhists and 10.55% were Hindus.
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Jirel is a language spoken in Nepal.
The language is: Jirel
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