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Kami (Nepali: कामी) is a community in Nepal, Darjeeling, Sikkim that belongs to the Indo-Aryan ethnic group. Kamis are essentially blacksmiths and goldsmiths and are scattered across almost all hilly districts of Nepal, districts of Sikkim, Darjeeling (a District of W.B), and Assam; some have settled in other parts of India as well. They are also known as Vishwakarma or Bishwakarma. The Kami are traditionally held to be the descendants of God or "Lord Vishwakarma". The word ''kami'' may derive from the Sanskrit word ''karma'' or ''kam'', meaning "work". The Kami make the famous Khukuri knives used by the Gurkha Army, and a traditional Nepali drum called a Madal. They are also expert performers of the traditional folk dance ''Maruni Nritya''. According to the 2001 Nepal census, there were a total of 895,954 Kami in the country, of whom 96.69% were Hindus and 2.21% were Buddhists. ==References== * (A Settlement and Smithy of Blacksmiths (Kami) in Nepal ) * ( The life of the lower castes in the western part of Nepal ) * ( Welcome to the world of the Nepalese Kami ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kami (caste)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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