K

Kala Patar, 358

Kalimpong: and Sherpa trade, 344 -345, 346 , 349 -351

Kami. See Blacksmiths

Kaprak, 337 , 340

Karan, P., 437 n. 23

Katanga: and Sherpa settlement, 36 -37

Katari, 354

Kathmandu: and Sherpa residents, 38 , 40

Kazaks, 451 n. 10

Kerosene, 392 , 394 -395

Kham, 47 . See also Khambas; Migration

Khambas, 38 , 39 -40, 88 , 127 , 224 ;

and subsistence practices, 39 , 461 n. 46

Khimti Khola: and Sherpa settlement, 37

Khumbila, 29 . See also Khumbu Yul Lha

Khumbu, 22 , 26 ;

anthropological research in, 1 , 32 , 359 ;

cultural variation in, 44 ;

exploration, 32 ;

geographical research in, 1 , 32 ;

local Sherpa geography, 28 -29, 436 nn. 8, 11;

origins of name, 49 ;

physiography, 22 -23;

political links with Tibet, 34

Khumbu Himal, 22 ;

geology of, 435 n. 4

Khumbu Yul Lha, 29 , 48 , 133 , 177 , 246 -247

Khumbuwa, 38

Khumjung, 43 -44;

early history, 52 -53;

origins of name, 44 ;

population, 39 -40, 44

Khunde. See

Kunde Khyampas, 451 n. 10

King Mahendra, 355

Kipat, 298

Kira Gombu Dorje: and Sherpa discovery of Khumbu, 48

Kirghiz, 146

Kirkhong (a Tibetan cattle variety), 149 -150. See also Cattle

Kirkpatrick, William, 217

Koma (weeding tool), 132

Konar, 157

Konchok Chombi: and diffusion of yellow potato, 238 ;

and early Khumbu history, 446 n. 75;

and early pastoralism, 484 nn. 40, 43;

and forest management, 275 , 319 -321 passim, 478 n. 26;

and migration to Khumbu, 47 -48;

and origins of nawa system, 248 -249;

and research, 16

Koru. See Riki Koru

Kunde, 43 -44;

early history, 52 -53;

hospital, 44 ;

origin of name, 444 n. 62;

population, 40

Kunga Hishi: and origins of Khumbu pastoral management institutions, 249

Kuti, 338

Kyak shing, 194 . See also Forest management; Rani ban

Kyrgyz, 146

Kyuma. See Riki kyuma