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Khas people ( English: /khɑːs/; Nepali: खस) also called Khas and Arya are a Turanid Aboriginal people native to South Asia, what is now present-day Nepal and Indian states of Uttarakhand (Kumaon-Garhwal), Sikkim, West Bengal, Northeast India, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.[citation needed]The Khas people speak the Khas language. They are also known as Parbatiyas/Parbates and Paharis/Pahadis or Gorkhali. The term Khas has now become obsolete, as the Khas people have adopted communal identities such as Bahun and Chhetri because of the negative stereotypes associated with the term Khas.