Sherpa

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The Sherpa people are an ethnic group in eastern Nepal.

The word may also refer to:

  • Sherpa language, spoken by the Sherpa
  • Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility
  • Sherpa (emissary), the personal representative of a head of state or government in the G20 or G8
  • SHERPA (organisation), a UK based project team with expertise in open access and repositories
  • Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of STOL aircraft (K300, K650T), located in Scappoose, Oregon
  • Leyland Sherpa, a light commercial vehicle produced from the 1970s until 2006
  • Short SB.4 Sherpa, experimental British aircraft, first flight 1955
  • Short C-23 Sherpa, a military variant of the Short 330 cargo aircraft, first flight 1982
  • Super Sherpa, a 250cc dual-purpose motorcycle produced by Kawasaki
  • A series of military trucks produced by Renault Trucks Defense, including the Renault Sherpa 2
  • Sherpa lining, made from a polyester and cotton fabric, resembles the rough wool lining of traditional Sherpa outdoor clothing; used in mass produced all-weather clothing at a fraction of the cost of what it resembles
  • Yahoo Sherpa, a distributed key value datastore developed by Yahoo
  • Sherpa (khane-pani), One of pure drinking water supplier in Nepal.
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