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[[File:Khamba diorama.JPG|thumb|Diorama and [[wax figures]] of Khamba people in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar]].]]<br />
The '''Khamba''', also spelled '''Khemba''', are a people who inhabit the [[Yang-Sang-Chu]] valley in the westernmost part of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], near the borders with [[Tibet]] and [[Bhutan]]. Within the valley, they live in the villages Yorton, Lango, Tashigong, Nyukong and Mangkota{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}.<br />
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Wheat and maize are principal crops cultivated by the Khamba. Their houses, which are made from stone and wood, are based on a structure that strongly resembles the [[Monpa people|Monpa]].<br />
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The Khamba are adherents of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and use [[Hingna script|Hingna]], their own script,<ref>{{cite book|title=Atlas of the Languages and Ethnic Communities of South Asia|author=Roland J. L. Breton|publisher=[[Sage Publications]]|year=1997|pages=213|isbn=0-8039-9367-6}}</ref> which is based on the Tibetan script. However, due to relative isolation from [[Tibet]] and occasional contacts with the [[Adi people|Adi]] tribes, they are also somewhat influenced by the [[Donyi-Polo]] faith in their beliefs. In every village there will be a Buddhist [[Lama]]. Festivals that are celebrated are parallel with the [[Memba]], which includes [[Losar]], the [[Tibet]]an New Year.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kbg Ethnologue profie]<br />
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