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naming system they developed still causes mass confusion. According to custom, an individual’s primary name is one of seven weekdays. Boys and girls born on Monday go by Dawa; Tuesday babies are Mingma; for Wednesday, it’s Lhakpa; Thursday, Phurbu; Friday, Pasang; Saturday, Pemba; Sunday, Nima.
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
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