The Rai (Kirati: also known as Jimee or Khambu, Rāi; Devanagari: राई) are an ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Kirat family and primarily Tibeto-Burman speaking linguistic ethnicity. They are Indigenous peoples of eastern parts of Nepal, the Indian states of Sikkim hilly regions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong of West Bengal and in southwestern Bhutan.
The Rai (Kirati: also known as Jimee or Khambu, Rāi; Devanagari: राई) are an ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Kirat family and primarily Tibeto-Burman speaking linguistic ethnicity. They are Indigenous peoples of eastern parts of Nepal, the Indian states of Sikkim hilly regions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong of West Bengal and in southwestern Bhutan.
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