Jaggery (Htan Nyat) is a very important sweet delicacy in Myanmar. A boiled toddy palm sap (Htan Yee), its color ranges from yellow to brown. Toddy palm tree (Htan Pin) grows especially in the rural area of the central dry zone of Myanmar such as Mandalay, Magway, and Sagaing Regions. Jaggery production is a traditional production in most villages in Kyauk Pa Daung, Myin Gyan, Taung Thar, We Laung, Ye Sa Gyo, Pa Kok Ku, Meik Ti La, Poppa, Bagan, and Nyaung Oo township. Other growing areas of toddy palm tree (Htan Pin) are located in lower Myanmar such as Tha Nin Thar Yi and Ayeyarwady Regions, as well as Dawei, Yebyu, and Thaton Districts.

Kusunda is one of the former hunter-gatherers of western Nepal. Currently, no single person of the tribe is living in the jungle. Due to lack of marriageable population, Kusunda started marrying people from the villages and gradually settled in villages. nGyani Maiya Sen, 92, is one of the last speakers of the Kusunda language. She is also the last surviving member of the tribe who until nine years of age lived with her parents in the jungle. Currently, Gyani Maiya lives with her grandchildren in a house in Lamahi, Dang. She often teaches Kusunda among children and enthusiasts. Gyani Maiya fears that the Kusunda language will be lost along with her.