TABLE  11 PRECENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, BY REGIONS
                     
  Nepal   East       Center Mid West Far
Mother Tongue   Eastern  Inner Eastern  Kathmandu Western Inner Western Inner Western
    Hills Terai Terai Valley Hills Terai Terai Terai Terai
                     
All Languages 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
                     
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   2  
Tamang or Lama 6 14 1.3 9.9 4.7 0 33.1      
Eastern Terai Dialects * 5.6 0 14.5 25.5 0 3.5 5.2   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  
Maithili Pradesh Dialedts 3.7 0 5.6 16.7 0 0 2 0.1 0.2  
Magar 3.3 3 11.7 0.7 0.3 5.7 0.2   74.1  
Mid Western Terai Dialect * 3.1 0 0 0     0   0  
Rai Kirat 2.9 12.9 6.4 0.2     1   0.1  
Gurung 2 0.5   0 0.1 4.7     0  
Limbu 1.8 8.5   0 0       0  
Morang Pradesh Dialects *  1.3     5.9 0       1.9 2.3
Hindi 1     3.5 0.2 0.1   1.3   0
Bhote Sherpa 0.9 3.1   0   0.5   0   27.7
Far Western Terai Dialects * 0.8     0       4.8 1.3 0
Rajbansi or Tajpuri 0.4     2       0.0.3   2
Urdu 0.4     1 0.2 0.1        
Sunuwar 0.2 1 0.5 0            
Satar 0.2     0.9            
Bojpuri 0.2     0.9            
Chepang 0.2     0     5.8      
Thami 0.1 0.6 0.1 0     0      
Bengali 0.1 0 0 0.5     0      
Danuwar 0.1 0.2 1.9 0 0.1   0.7      
Other Languages 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.2 2.1 0.2 0.2 6.5
                     
  * See notes Table 10