TABLE 10 |
MOTHER
TONGUE OF THE POPULATION PRESENT BY REGIONS |
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Mother
Tongue |
Nepal |
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East |
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Center |
Mid |
West |
Far |
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Eastern |
Inner |
Eastern |
Kathmandu |
Western |
Inner |
Western |
Inner |
Western |
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Hills |
Terai |
Terai |
Valley |
Hills |
Terai |
Terai |
Terai |
Terai |
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All
Languages |
8235079 |
1708816 |
188204 |
1803445 |
410871 |
3211383 |
239677 |
89315 |
348179 |
235189 |
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Nepali |
4013567 |
876494 |
105106 |
78951 |
161330 |
2653546 |
90873 |
32579 |
6953 |
7735 |
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Maithili
Pradesh Dialedts *(a) |
617443 |
0 |
2416 |
615027 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tamang
or Lama |
494745 |
239971 |
27283 |
16427 |
19169 |
112414 |
79442 |
3 |
14 |
22 |
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Eastern
Terai Dialects |
460946 |
14 |
0 |
460824 |
5 |
0 |
103 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Newari |
383184 |
76514 |
3518 |
8089 |
225819 |
53976 |
12568 |
38 |
1618 |
1044 |
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Tharu |
359594 |
0 |
10474 |
24486 |
3 |
27558 |
27956 |
50753 |
68465 |
149899 |
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Maithili
Pradesh Dialedts |
300768 |
3 |
0 |
300691 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
46 |
4 |
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Magar |
273780 |
50848 |
22039 |
12956 |
810 |
181611 |
4823 |
80 |
578 |
35 |
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Mid
Western Terai Dialect * |
259015 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
249 |
598 |
0 |
258168 |
0 |
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Rai
Kirat |
236049 |
221089 |
12043 |
2734 |
52 |
12 |
34 |
0 |
65 |
20 |
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Gurung |
162192 |
9147 |
13 |
233 |
505 |
149554 |
2511 |
30 |
189 |
10 |
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Limbu |
145511 |
144933 |
0 |
502 |
63 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Morang
Pradesh Dialects * (c) |
106569 |
0 |
0 |
106569 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Hindi |
80181 |
178 |
35 |
62982 |
958 |
2749 |
30 |
1142 |
6781 |
5326 |
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Bhote
Sherpa |
70132 |
52255 |
0 |
0 |
289 |
17588 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Far
Western Terai Dialects * |
69446 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4255 |
0 |
65191 |
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Rajbansi
or Tajpuri |
35543 |
0 |
0 |
35534 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
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Urdu |
32545 |
13 |
21 |
18029 |
996 |
4120 |
14 |
234 |
4486 |
4632 |
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Sunuwar |
17299 |
16255 |
981 |
62 |
1 |
0 |
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Satar |
16751 |
0 |
8 |
16743 |
0 |
0 |
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Bojpuri |
16335 |
0 |
0 |
16335 |
0 |
0 |
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Chepang |
14261 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
367 |
13893 |
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Thami |
10240 |
10073 |
162 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
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Bengali |
9375 |
15 |
3 |
9148 |
82 |
4 |
1 |
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87 |
35 |
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Danuwar |
9138 |
3200 |
3652 |
245 |
318 |
0 |
1723 |
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0 |
0 |
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Majhi |
5729 |
3560 |
282 |
1518 |
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100 |
269 |
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Dhimal |
5671 |
0 |
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5671 |
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Jhangar |
4812 |
0 |
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4812 |
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Majwari |
4244 |
306 |
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3326 |
72 |
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530 |
10 |
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Kumkale |
3510 |
71 |
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947 |
2265 |
194 |
3 |
30 |
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Thakali |
3307 |
0 |
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3270 |
0 |
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37 |
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Darai |
3084 |
0 |
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1165 |
1919 |
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Jirel |
2721 |
2721 |
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0 |
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Byansi |
1786 |
0 |
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1786 |
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Raji |
1514 |
0 |
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334 |
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1180 |
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Other
Languages |
3340 |
947 |
168 |
1381 |
13 |
25 |
645 |
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154 |
7 |
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Unknown |
752 |
209 |
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170 |
368 |
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5 |
0 |
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* |
A number of different Languages and dialects
spoken in the Terai regions could not be completely identified in the census
returns. The term "dehati" was often used in answer to the Question
on Language system. This refers to the local Language of the area and varies
from place to place. Such returns have been labeled above, accordingl to
Wherever a specific Language was given in the census return it was classified
as such. |
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(a) |
Dominant language
group in the districts of Hannumanagar, Siraha, Mahotari and sarlahi. |
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(b) |
Dialects spoken in the
districts of Rautahat, Bara and Persa. |
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(c) |
Dominant Language
group in the districts of Jhapa and Biratnagar. |
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