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Tharu languages

The Tharu (Tharu: थारु, (pronounced ⓘ), Hindi: थरुवा) or Tharuhat (Nepali: थरुहट) languages are any of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by the Tharu people of the Terai region in Nepal, and neighboring regions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India.

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Geographical distribution

Mechi riverMahakali riverKoshi ProvinceJhapa DistrictMorang District
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Languages and dialects

EndogamousLexical similarityDangauraKathariya TharuGandaki River
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Overview

Tharu peopleHindiNepaliIndo-Aryan languagesTerai
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Phonology

DzɦTʃTshDʒTs
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Dialects
Rana Tharu · Sonha Tharu · Kochila Tharu · Kathariya Tharu · Dangaura Tharu
Ethnicity
Tharu
Glottolog
thar1284
ISO 639-3
Variously: thl – Dangaura Tharu tkt – Kathariya Tharu thr – Rana Tharu the – Chitwania Tharu thq – Kochila Tharu tkb – Buksa soi – Sonha
Language family
Indo-IranianIndo-AryanEasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu · Indo-AryanEasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu · EasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu · Bihari(Unclassified)Tharu · (Unclassified)Tharu
Native speakers
1.7 million in Nepal (2021 census) 370,000 or more in India (1997–2007)

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Overview

Languages and dialects

Official Status

Geographical distribution

Phonology

  • Dzɦ Breathy voice
  • Tʃ Voiceless postalveolar affricate
  • Tsh Aspirated consonant
  • Dʒ Voiced postalveolar affricate
  • Ts Voiceless alveolar affricate
  • Dz Voiced alveolar affricate
  • Ə̃ Nasal vowel

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Tharu languages

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples79
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
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Tharu languages

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related to Nepal · 37
Tharu languages → Banke District, Bara District, Bardiya District, Bhaktapur District, Chitwan District, Dang District, Gandaki Province, In Nepal Tharu, Jhapa District, Kailali District, Kanchanpur District, Kapilvastu District, Kaski District, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Koshi Province, Lalitpur District, Lumbini Province, Mahakali, Mahottari District
Dialects · 6
Tharu languages → Chitwania Tharu, Dangaura Tharu, Kathariya Tharu, Kochila Tharu, Rana Tharu, Sonha Tharu
Language family · 6
Tharu languages → (Unclassified)Tharu, Bihari(Unclassified)Tharu, EasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu, Indo-AryanEasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu, Indo-IranianIndo-AryanEasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu, Tharu
related to Languages and dialects · 6
Tharu languages → India, Lexical, Nepal, Terai, Tharu, There
Official language in · 2
Tharu languages → Lumbini Province, Sudurpashchim
Recognised minority language in · 2
Tharu languages → Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Ethnicity · 1
Tharu languages → Tharu
Glottolog · 1
Tharu languages → thar1284
ISO 639-3 · 1
Tharu languages → Variously: thl – Dangaura Tharu tkt – Kathariya Tharu thr – Rana Tharu the – Chitwania Tharu thq – Kochila Tharu tkb – Buksa soi – Sonha
Native speakers · 1
Tharu languages → 1.7 million in Nepal (2021 census) 370,000 or more in India (1997–2007)

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tharu spoken languages nepal language indo-aryan terai eastern india rana official people western region regions uttar pradesh dialects heard central

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tharu languagesDialectsRana Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesDialectsSonha Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesDialectsKochila Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesDialectsKathariya Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesDialectsDangaura Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesDialectsChitwania Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesEthnicityTharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesGlottologthar12841.00infobox
Tharu languagesISO 639-3Variously: thl – Dangaura Tharu tkt – Kathariya Tharu thr – Rana Tharu the – Chitwania Tharu thq – Kochila Tharu tkb – Buksa soi – Sonha1.00infobox
Tharu languagesLanguage familyIndo-IranianIndo-AryanEasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesLanguage familyIndo-AryanEasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesLanguage familyEasternBihari(Unclassified)Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesLanguage familyBihari(Unclassified)Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesLanguage family(Unclassified)Tharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesLanguage familyTharu1.00infobox
Tharu languagesNative speakers1.7 million in Nepal (2021 census) 370,000 or more in India (1997–2007)1.00infobox
Tharu languagesNative toNepal, India1.00infobox
Tharu languagesOfficial language inLumbini Province1.00infobox
Tharu languagesOfficial language inSudurpashchim1.00infobox
Tharu languagesPronunciation(.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label…1.00infobox
Tharu languagesRecognised minority language inUttarakhand1.00infobox
Tharu languagesRecognised minority language inUttar Pradesh1.00infobox
Tharu languagesRegionTerai1.00infobox
Tharu languagesWriting systemDevanagari1.00infobox

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