Kham is the name of a set of languages in the kham-tibetan sub-group of the Tibeto-Burman languages. The people call themselves both Kham and Magar while they are called Kham Magar, Western Magar, or simply Magar by outsiders. The name ‘Magar,’ may derive from the same etyma as Old Tibetan "mgar-ba" meaning ‘smith.’ The language was previously sometimes called "Western magar" but Kham and Magar are now known to be quite different languages. Kham communities live in the Middle Hills of mid-western Nepal, in the districts of Rukum, Rolpa, and Baglung. Scattered communities also live in Jajarkot, Dailekh, Kalikot, Achham, and Doti Districts.