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		jedmeyers on April 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sherpas, Death, and Anger on Everest Sherpa mean "eastern people" maybe that is why he is referring to everyone else as Westerners.

pbhjpbhj on April 24, 2014 [–]

Google: from Tibetan sharpa ‘inhabitant of an Eastern country’.

[Also first time I've found the infobox to answer my query.]

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