Talking about Sherpa is a little bit different than another caste in Nepal. Here they are said to be the origin of Tibet living on the high valleys around the east Mountain around Everest. Sherpa is a tribe that is migrated to Nepal from Kham, Eastern Tibet before fifteen hundred years ago. According to Sherpa Language “Shar” means east and “pa” means people so historian describes as the people who live in the east. Around 15 centuries Sherpas enter to Khumbu region of Nepal as nomadic herders from eastern Tibet. It is said that they crossed the high Himalayan of northeastern and settled peacefully. Sherpa is living mainly in the Solukhumbu region. As times passed Sherpa people move to different regions of Nepal for different purposes like business etc. So currently Sherpa is living in Shankuwashaba, Dolakha, Khotang, Bhojpur, Ramachap, Taplejung, Langtang, Upper Helambu region even in Kathmandu. Talking out of Nepal Sherpa is also found in Darjiling, Kalimpong, and Sikkim. Sherpa is famous for mountaineering since Tenzing Norgay accent Mt. Everest the first time. Therefore, Sherpa is found in the highest elevation. Sherpa has their own language, which is similar to Tibetan and Tibetan script are used for writing. Sherpa follows the Buddhist religion.
Kwa kuwa Sherpa ni jamii ya watu wa Nepal, ni muhimu sana kuwa na uzoefu wa kutosha wa kuwasiliana na watu wa Nepal. Wenyeji wa Tibet wanaishi katika mabonde ya juu karibu na mlima Everest. Sherpa ni kabila ambalo lilihamia Nepal kutoka Kham, Tibet Mashariki kabla ya miaka mia tano iliyopita. Kulingana na Lugha ya Sherpa <unk>Shar<unk> inamaanisha mashariki na <unk>pa<unk> inamaanisha watu kwa hivyo mwanahistoria anaelezea kama watu ambao wanaishi mashariki. Karibu karne 15 Sherpas kuingia katika Khumbu mkoa wa Nepal kama wachungaji nomadic kutoka Tibet mashariki. Inasemekana kwamba walivuka milima ya Himalaya ya kaskazini-mashariki na kuishi kwa amani. Sherpa anaishi hasa katika mkoa wa Solukhumbu. Kadiri nyakati zilivyopita watu wa Sherpa walihamia mikoa tofauti ya Nepal kwa madhumuni tofauti kama biashara nk. Kwa hivyo kwa sasa Sherpa anaishi katika Shankuwashaba, Dolakha, Khotang, Bhojpur, Ramachap, Taplejung, Langtang, eneo la Upper Helambu hata huko Kathmandu. Sherpa wanaozungumza kutoka Nepal pia hupatikana katika Darjiling, Kalimpong, na Sikkim. Sherpa ni maarufu kwa ajili ya kupanda milima tangu Tenzing Norgay lafudhi Mt. Everest kwa mara ya kwanza. Kwa hiyo, Sherpa hupatikana katika eneo lenye urefu wa juu zaidi. Sherpa wana lugha yao wenyewe, ambayo ni sawa na Kibetini na maandishi ya Kibetini hutumiwa kwa kuandika. Sherpa hufuata dini ya Kibuddha.