The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: THR
ISO 639-2: inc
| Population | 200,000 in Nepal (1991 census). Population total both countries 264,000. |
| Region | Mahakali Zone, Kanchanpur District; Seti Zone, Kailali District. Also spoken in India. |
| Alternate names | RANA THAKUR |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Unclassified. |
| Comments | Speakers appear to have 96% to 99% intelligibility among dialects, 90% with Kathoriya, 51% to 88% reported of Dangaura. Differences with India dialects. 83% to 97% lexical similarity among dialects, 73% to 79% with Buksa, 74% to 79% with Kathoriya, 70% to 73% with Sunha, 63% to 71% with Dangaura, 56% to 60% with Chitwania, 68% to 72% with Hindi. Bilingualism in Nepali. Hindi also used. Family, older people, children, mainly in village, Nepali with non-Tharu people. Vigorous. Some possible negative attitudes toward Dangaura Tharu. Investigation needed: intelligibility with dialects, bilingual proficiency in Kathoriya. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 27.7% (1991 census). Agriculturalists, pastoralists. Traditional religion with Hindu overlay. |
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