Buksa

Print

A language of India

ISO 639-3
tkb
Population

43,000 (IMA 1997).

Location

Uttarakhand, southwestern Nainital district, from Ramnagar to Keneshpur. 130 villages in Kichha and Kashipur tahsils, some in Bijnor and Garhwal districts.

Language Maps
Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Unclassified
Dialects

95% intelligibility with Rana Tharu [thr]. Lexical similarity: 58%–79% with western Tharu varieties, 58% with Chitwania Tharu [the], 83% with Hindi [hin].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buksa
Writing
Devanagari script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion.