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Every domain
of Lepcha life
654 words organised across 8 cultural domains.
8 categories
Search words insteadEveryday Life
Words used in daily Lepcha life and community.
231 words
6 subcategories
Food & DrinkClothingHouseholdTools+2 more
Nature
The natural world as understood and named by the Lepcha people.
114 words
9 subcategories
Plants & TreesMammalsBirdsFish & Aquatic Life+5 more
People & Society
Words about people, relationships, and community life.
87 words
5 subcategories
Kinship & FamilyEmotionsExpressions & GreetingsSocial Roles+1 more
Health & Medicine
Body, illness, healing, and traditional medicine.
77 words
4 subcategories
Body PartsIllnessHealingMedicinal Plants
Spirituality & Ceremony
Sacred vocabulary, ritual terms, and ceremonial language.
25 words
4 subcategories
Religious TermsCeremonies & RitesSacred PlacesMythology & Spirits
Language & Knowledge
Numbers, time, directions, and foundational vocabulary.
166 words
5 subcategories
NumbersTime & CalendarColorsDirections+1 more
Oral Tradition
Proverbs, songs, folk stories, and oral literature.
4 words
5 subcategories
ProverbsFolk SongsFolktalesRiddles+1 more
Archaic & Literary
Words from old manuscripts, classical texts, and archaic usage.
1 word
3 subcategories
Archaic WordsManuscriptsClassical Texts