OP 01 December, 2021 - 10:53 AM
Sherpas have castes, but they generally only mention their given names. They believe that their ancestors who fled here in the past concealed their surnames in order to avoid hunting down. Up to now, Sherpas have a tradition, keeping their surnames in mind, and only saying given names. Sherpa can only say his surname when he encounters such a major event as marriage because sherpa cannot marry a person of the same surname, and if he marries a person of the same surname, he will be driven out of the village. To a certain extent, this also leads to very few Sherpas.
And Sherpa is their tribe name, everyone is called "XX Sherpa". Their names are very interesting. There are seven days a week, and they will be named on the day of the week when they were born. For example, Nima means Sunday, Mingma means Tuesday, Lhakpa means Thursday, add so on. Sherpas who accidentally have the same name can only be distinguished by their middle name.
And Sherpa is their tribe name, everyone is called "XX Sherpa". Their names are very interesting. There are seven days a week, and they will be named on the day of the week when they were born. For example, Nima means Sunday, Mingma means Tuesday, Lhakpa means Thursday, add so on. Sherpas who accidentally have the same name can only be distinguished by their middle name.