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Yomlos are a sub group of the Gorkha or Nepali ethnic group found in the Himalayan foothills. Yomlos are spread out over Nepal and parts of Sikkim and Kalimpong in India. The Yomlos are also known as Kagatay as their traditional occupation were (kagat = paper) paper makers. Yomlos believe their clan to originate from Hey-lambu near Kathmandu in Nepal. Etymologically Hey stands for potato and lambu means radish in the Yomlo patois giving a vivid description of their early occupation as farmers. Their dress for the distaff members of the community is the '"Dorma and the Shayama, and for the males are the '"Suruwal and Khanjak.

Yomlos are predominantly Buddhist and speak in a tongue closely related to Tibetan.

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	'''~~Yomlmos~~''' are a sub group of the Gorkha or [[Nepal]]i ethnic group found in the [[Himalaya]]n foothills. Yomlos are spread out over Nepal and parts of [[Sikkim]] and [[Kalimpong]] in [[India]]. The Yomlos are also known as Kagatay as their traditional occupation were (kagat = paper) paper makers. Yomlos believe their clan to originate from Hey-lambu near [[Kathmandu]] in [[Nepal]]. Etymologically ''Hey'' stands for [[potato]] and ''lambu'' means [[radish]] in the Yomlo patois giving a vivid description of their early occupation as farmers. Their dress for the distaff members of the community is the '"Dorma'' and the ''Shayama'', and for the males are the '"Suruwal'' and ''Khanjak''.		'''Yomlos''' are a sub group of the Gorkha or [[Nepal]]i ethnic group found in the [[Himalaya]]n foothills. Yomlos are spread out over Nepal and parts of [[Sikkim]] and [[Kalimpong]] in [[India]]. The Yomlos are also known as Kagatay as their traditional occupation were (kagat = paper) paper makers. Yomlos believe their clan to originate from Hey-lambu near [[Kathmandu]] in [[Nepal]]. Etymologically ''Hey'' stands for [[potato]] and ''lambu'' means [[radish]] in the Yomlo patois giving a vivid description of their early occupation as farmers. Their dress for the distaff members of the community is the '"Dorma'' and the ''Shayama'', and for the males are the '"Suruwal'' and ''Khanjak''.

	Yomlos are predominantly [[Buddhist]] and speak in a tongue closely related to [[Tibetan language\|Tibetan]].		Yomlos are predominantly [[Buddhist]] and speak in a tongue closely related to [[Tibetan language\|Tibetan]].