Personal naming system in Sherpa

Type Journal Article - Nepalese Linguistics
Title Personal naming system in Sherpa
Author(s)
Volume 30
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
Page numbers 139-142
URL http://lsn.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NepLing30.pdf#page=143
Abstract
This paper examines the personal naming system
of Sherpa. Personal naming system is one of the
most interesting phenomena in Sherpa. Basically
five types of personal naming systems exist in the
Sherpa community namely, Mingduo, Phoming,
Siuming, Taaptse bulue and middle name system.

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