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There is a proposal for 8 autonomous states in the new federal republic, but
there is another proposal for 15 states with names based not on ethnicity, but
rather on geographical terms. The proposals are still open to discussion and in
the meantime several autonomous councils had been formed claiming the status of
an autonomous republics for various ethnic groups in Nepal.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 28 April 2008
One of the proposed states is Limbuwan. Limbu people live in eastern Nepal on
the border with Sikkim. Their language, Kiranti, is of Tibeto-Burman branch of
Sino-Tibetan family. Limbu means "archer". They number @ 400,000 in Nepal and
live also in Sikkim, Bhutan and West Bengal. The flag of the Federal Limbuwan
State Council is presented above.
Relevant links at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-787778225312155289 (first image
after titles)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbuwan_Autonomy
Chrystian Kretowicz, 28 April 2008