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Sunuwar, Sunwar, Koinch
सुनुवार, कोइँच
Kirati Koinch Sunuwar
Total population
  Nepal 78,910 (2021)[1]
Sikkim3,795(2006)[2]
Languages
Sunuwar, Nepali
Religion
Predominantly: Kiratism • Hinduism 92.29% • Christianity 7.23% (2011)[3]
Related ethnic groups

The Sunuwar or Koinch are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group (Nepali:सुनुवार जाति|Sunuwār Jāti), a Kirati tribe native to Nepal, parts of India (West Bengal and Sikkim) and southern Bhutan. They speak the Sunuwar language. According to the 2001 census of Nepal, 17% of the tribe follow the Kirant religion and adopt the Mundhum (Kiranti) culture.[4]

The Kõinchs (Sunuwar) number 82,705 in total.[5][6] The term ‘Kõinchs’ is also the name of the mother tongue. Other terms like Mukhiya or Mukhia are exonyms of the tribe. Sunuwar have a distinct language, religion, culture and social customs.[7]

Demographics

The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Sunuwar as a subgroup within the broader social group of Mountain/Hill Janajati.[8] At the time of the Nepal census of 2011, 55,712 people (0.2% of the population of Nepal) were Sunuwar. The frequency of Sunuwar by province was as follows:

The frequency of Sunuwar was higher than the national average (0.2%) in the following districts:[9]

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References

  • "Central Bureau of Statistics". Cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  • "Sunuwar.org". Sunuwar.org. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  • Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Sunuwar Samaj Hong Kong". Sunuwarsamajhk.org. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  • Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Sunuwar Dress - Home". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  • "Sunuwar: Sunuwar". Sunuwardurga.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  1. ↑ National Statistics Office (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report. Government of Nepal (Report).
  2. ↑ "LINGUISTIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES UNDER SSP LED GOVERNMENT" (PDF).
  3. ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics (2014). Population monograph of Nepal (PDF) (Report). Vol. II. Government of Nepal.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ National Statistics Office (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report. Government of Nepal (Report).
  6. ↑ "LINGUISTIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES UNDER SSP LED GOVERNMENT" (PDF).
  7. ↑ A Grammar of Sunuwar. Dörte Borchers. 2008. ISBN 978-9004167094. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
  9. ↑ 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report
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