TABLE 11 |
PRECENTAGE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, BY REGIONS |
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Nepal |
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East |
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Center |
Mid |
West |
Far |
Mother
Tongue |
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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 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Nepali |
48.7 |
51.3 |
55.8 |
4.4 |
39.3 |
82.6 |
37.9 |
36.5 |
2 |
3.3 |
Maithili
Pradesh Dia * |
7.5 |
0 |
55.8 |
34.1 |
0 |
82.6 |
0 |
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2 |
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Tamang
or Lama |
6 |
14 |
1.3 |
9.9 |
4.7 |
0 |
33.1 |
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Eastern
Terai Dialects * |
5.6 |
0 |
14.5 |
25.5 |
0 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
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0.5 |
0.4 |
Newari |
4.7 |
4.5 |
0 |
0.4 |
55 |
1.7 |
11.7 |
56.8 |
19.7 |
63.7 |
Tharu |
4.4 |
0 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Maithili
Pradesh Dialedts |
3.7 |
0 |
5.6 |
16.7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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Magar |
3.3 |
3 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
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74.1 |
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Mid
Western Terai Dialect * |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Rai
Kirat |
2.9 |
12.9 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
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1 |
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0.1 |
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Gurung |
2 |
0.5 |
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0 |
0.1 |
4.7 |
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0 |
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Limbu |
1.8 |
8.5 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
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Morang Pradesh Dialects * |
1.3 |
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5.9 |
0 |
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1.9 |
2.3 |
Hindi |
1 |
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3.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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1.3 |
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0 |
Bhote
Sherpa |
0.9 |
3.1 |
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0 |
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0.5 |
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0 |
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27.7 |
Far
Western Terai Dialects * |
0.8 |
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0 |
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4.8 |
1.3 |
0 |
Rajbansi
or Tajpuri |
0.4 |
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2 |
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0.0.3 |
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2 |
Urdu |
0.4 |
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1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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Sunuwar |
0.2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
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Satar |
0.2 |
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0.9 |
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Bojpuri |
0.2 |
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0.9 |
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Chepang |
0.2 |
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0 |
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5.8 |
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Thami |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0 |
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0 |
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Bengali |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
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0 |
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Danuwar |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
0 |
0.1 |
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0.7 |
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Other
Languages |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
6.5 |
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* |
See notes Table 10 |
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