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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: TKT
ISO 639-2: inc
| Population | 60,000 (1981). Population total both countries 60,000 or more. |
| Region | Seti Zone, Kailali District. Also spoken in India. |
| Alternate names | KATHARIYA |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Unclassified. |
| Comments | There appear to be differences in speech between Nepal and India dialects. Possibly Eastern Hindi Group. 79% lexical similarity with Dangaura and Rana, 66% with Hindi, 66% to 69% with Buksa, 63% with Chitwania. Bilingualism in Nepali. Hindi also used. Literacy rate in second language: 27.7% (1991 census). Traditional religion, Hindu overlay. |
