Sonha
A language of Nepal
| Population | 14,700 (2000). |
| Region | Seti zone, Kailali District, along Karnali River; Bheri zone, Surkhet District along Bheri River; Mahakali zone, along Mahakali River; Kanchanpur District, Mahendranagar tahsil. |
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Western Nepal, reference number 95 |
| Alternate names | Sonahaa, Sunha |
| Dialects | Similar to Dangura Tharu [thl] with 80% intelligibility. Lexical similarity: 69% with Rana Tharu [thr], 73% with Kathoriya Tharu [tkt], 72% with Dangaura Tharu. Sonha and Kathoriya [tkt] form a lexical bridge between Rana and Dangaura varieties of Tharu. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Unclassified |
| Comments | A Tharu clan. Gold panners; agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Hindu. |
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