3. The Jariyas.—Indianized.
4. The Newars.—Probably the oldest inhabitants of Nepal. Adherents to Buddhism; alphabet derived from the Devanagari.
5. The Murmis.—Buddhist. Language like, but different from, that of the Newars.
6. The Kirata.—Eastern Nepal; Buddhist.
7. Limbu.—Same localities as the Kirata: differing in language.
8. The Lepchas.—Inhabitants of Sikkim. Have a tradition that they lately migrated from Tibet, crossing the mountains; also that they then had a native alphabet, since lost.
CHÉPÁNG.
Locality.—Forests of Nepaul, west of the Great Valley.
Tribes.—Chépáng, Kusunda, and Haiyu.
Vocabularies.—One only known, i.e. that of the Chépáng.