The Lhop or Doya are a little-known tribe of southwest Bhutan. The Bhutanese believe them to be the aboriginal inhabitants of the country, although this claim has not been substantiate by anthropologists. The Lhop are found in the low valleys of Samtse and near Phuntsoling in the Duars. They are also known as the Lhops, Lhopu, or Lhokpu and speak a Tibeto-Burman language. They total approximately 1000 persons.