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Sonha Language
The Sonha language also known as Sonaha, Sunha, or Sunah is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Tharu people, Sonha people in Lumbini Province, specifically in Bardiya District, covering Geruwa Rural Municipality, Geruwa and Rajapur, Nepal, Rajapur municipalities. It is also spoken in Sudurpashchim Province, particularly in Kanchanpur District and Bhimdatta of Nepal. Sonha exhibits linguistic similarities with Awadhi language, Awadhi, with reported lexical similarities of 69% with Rana Tharu language, Rana Tharu, 73% with Kathariya Tharu, and 72% with Dangaura Tharu. Notably, Sonha and Kathoriya serve as a lexical bridge connecting Rana and Dangaura varieties of Tharu.Thakur, Gopal and Indresh Thakur. 2014. A Sociolinguistic Survey of Sonaha and Khuna. Kathmandu: Linguistic Survey of Nepal (LinSuN), Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. The linguistic features of Sonha include a SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) word order, postpositions, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China China–Nepal border, to the north, and India India–Nepal border, to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a Geography of Nepal, diverse geography, including Terai, fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten List of highest mountains#List, tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and List of cities in Nepal, its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali language, Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajapur, Nepal
Rajapur is a municipality in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 merging the existing Daulatpur, Naya Gaun, Badalpur, Bhimapur, Manpur Tapara and Rajapur village development committees (VDCs). It is located on the border with Uttar Pradesh state, India. It has a customs checkpoint for goods. Indian and Nepalese nationals may cross the border without restriction. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9,545 and had 1,298 houses in the town. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rajapur Municipality had a population of 59,818. Of these, 77.8% spoke Tharu, 18.5% Nepali, 1.5% Hindi, 0.6% Maithili, 0.4% Sonaha, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Awadhi, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 78.6% were Tharu, 5.6% Hill Brahmin, 4.2% Chhetri, 2.9% Kami, 1.5% Thakuri, 1.4% Musalman, 1.2% Damai/Dh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Indo-Aryan Languages
The Central Indo-Aryan languages or Hindi languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken across Northern and Central India. They historically form a dialect continuum that descends from the Middle Prakrits. Located in the Hindi Belt, the Central Zone includes the Dehlavi (Delhi) dialect (one of several called ' Khariboli') of the Hindustani language, the lingua franca of Northern India that is the basis of the Modern Standard Hindi and Standard Urdu literary standards. In regards to the Indo-Aryan language family, the coherence of this language group depends on the classification being used; here only Eastern and Western Hindi languages will be considered. Languages If there can be considered a consensus within the dialectology of Hindi proper, it is that it can be split into two sets of dialects: ''Western'' and ''Eastern Hindi''. ''Western Hindi'' evolved from the Apabhraṃśa form of Shauraseni Prakrit, ''Eastern Hindi'' from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit. *Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified by adherence to the concept of ''dharma'', a Ṛta, cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as expounded in the Vedas. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, it has also been described by the modern term ''Sanātana Dharma'' () emphasizing its eternal nature. ''Vaidika Dharma'' () and ''Arya dharma'' are historical endonyms for Hinduism. Hinduism entails diverse systems of thought, marked by a range of shared Glossary of Hinduism terms, concepts that discuss God in Hinduism, theology, Hindu mythology, mythology, among other topics in Hindu texts, textual sources. Hindu texts have been classified into Śruti () and Smṛti (). The major Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathariya Tharu
Kathariya Tharu also known as Kathoriya Tharu is one of the Indo Aryan languages spoken by the Tharu people of Nepal and India. It is a language spoken in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal, particularly in the Kailali District, including areas like Bardagoriya, Bhajani, Ghodaghodi, Joshipur. Additionally, it is spoken in the Uttar Pradesh state of India, specifically in Bahraich and Lakhimpur Kheri districts near the Nepal border.Boehm, Edward Daniel and Eichentopf, Stephanie and Mitchell, Jessica. 2012. A Sociolinguistic Study of Dangaura Tharu and Related Varieties. Central Department of Linguistics Tribhuvan University, Nepal and SIL International. vii+183pp. Dan Raj Regmi. 2015. Exploring relationships among the major Indo-Aryan languages of Tarai in Nepal. Nepalese Linguistics 30. 122-131. There are speech differences between the dialects spoken in Nepal and those in India. The lexical similarity of Kathariya Tharu is around 70%–76% with Dangaura Tharu and Rana Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rana Tharu Language
Rana Tharu is a Indo Aryan language spoken by the Rana Tharu people who are part of the Tharu ethnic group in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal, specifically in the Kanchanpur district's southern municipalities and Dhangadhi in the Kailali district. Rana Tharu is also spoken in specific areas of Uttar Pradesh, India including the Lakhimpur Kheri district, particularly in Palia Kalan and Chandan Chauki block, situated on the India–Nepal border. Additionally, it is spoken in the Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand state. It exhibits high intelligibility among its dialects, with reported percentages ranging from 96% to 99%. The language has linguistic distinctions with dialects in India and shows lexical similarities with Awadhi and Buksa as well.Dubi Nanda Dhakal. 2015. Analyzed Texts in Rana Tharu: with a Grammatical Sketch. (Languages of the World/Text Collection, 36.) München: LINCOM. 142pp. In terms of linguistic features, Rana Tharu follows the SOV (Subject-O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awadhi Language
Awadhi, also known as Audhi, is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh in northern India and in Terai region of western Nepal. The name ''Awadh'' is connected to Ayodhya, the ancient city, which is regarded as the homeland of the Hindu deity Rama, the earthly avatar of Vishnu. Awadhi is also widely spoken by the diaspora of Indians descended from those who left as indentured labourers during the colonial era. Along with Braj, it was used widely as a literary vehicle before being displaced by Hindi in the 19th century. Though distinct from standard Hindi, it continues to be spoken today in its unique form in many districts of central and east Uttar Pradesh. The Indian government considers Awadhi to be a greater mother-tongue grouped under Eastern Hindi languages. Standard Hindi serves as the lingua franca of the region; Hindi, rather than Awadhi, is used for school i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhimdatta
Mahendranagar (), officially known as Bhimdattanagar (), is a municipality in Kanchanpur District of Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal. The city and the municipality were named Mahendranagar in honour of the late King Mahendra of Nepal. After becoming a republic in 2008, the Mahendranagar municipality name was changed to Bhimdatta municipality in honour of the revolutionary farmer leader Bhimdatta Panta. It is surrounded by Bedkot Municipality in the east, Dadeldhura District in the north, Shuklaphanta National Park in the south and Uttarakhand, India in the west. Mahendranagar is the 9th largest city in Nepal. It is east of the Indian border and west of Kathmandu. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 62,050. According to the census of 2001, the city's population was 80,839. Bhimdatta is a hub of activity for industries running between India and Nepal. It is also a gateway to Shuklaphanta National Park, formerly Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve. Demograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchanpur District
Kanchanpur District ( ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in the Terai plain, is one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bhimdatta as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 134,868 in 2001 and 171,304 in 2011. It is located in south-western of Nepal. It is bordered by Kailali district in the east, Dadeldhura district in the north and with India in the south and west. Before the reunification of Nepal by Gorkha King Prithvi Narayan Shah, this district was part of the Doti Kingdom. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after the Anglo-Nepalese war (1814–1816). Then the Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company followed by territorial concessions of Sugauli Treaty. Later on after the treaty of 1860, Nepal recovered this land along with Kailali, Banke and Bardiya. Its first headquarters was Belauri Municipality, and the current headquarter, Mahendranagr, was declared in 2019 B.S. The majority of the population is ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geruwa Rural Municipality
Geruwa () is a rural municipality located in Bardiya District of Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality came into existence on 10 March 2017 when the government of Nepal decided to dissolve the old administrative structure and reconstruct a new administrative division. Patabhar, Gola, Pashupatinagar and Manau VDCs were merged to form this new rural municipality. The rural municipality is divided into 6 wards and Pashupatinagar was declared headquarter of the rural municipality. The total population of the municipality is 34871 individuals according to Nepal census 2011. Total area of this council is . Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Geruwa Rural Municipality had a population of 34,885. Of these, 63.2% spoke Tharu, 35.5% Nepali, 0.8% Sonaha, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Magar and 0.1% Doteli as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 64.4% were Tharu, 13.8% Chhetri, 7.9% Hill Brahmin, 4.4% Thakuri, 4.2% Kami, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumbini Province
Lumbini Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province in western Nepal. The country's Provinces of Nepal, third largest province in terms of area as well as List of Nepalese provinces by population, population, Lumbini is home to the World Heritage Site of Lumbini, where according to Buddhist tradition Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born. Lumbini borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar of India to the south. Lumbini's capital, Deukhuri, is near the geographic center of the province. The major cities in the province are Butwal and Siddharthanagar in Rupandehi District, Rupandehi district, Nepalgunj in Banke District, Banke district, Tansen, Nepal, Tansen in Palpa District, Palpa district, and Ghorahi and Tulsipur, Dang, Tulsipur in Dang District, Nepal, Dang district. Capital The Provincial Assembly adopted Lumbini Province as the permanent name by replacing its initial name ''Provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bardiya District
Bardiya District (), one of the seventy-seven Districts of Nepal, is part of Lumbini Province of Nepal. The district, with Gulariya as its headquarters, covers an area of and according to the 2001 census the population was 382,649 in 2011 it has 426,576. Geography and climate Bardiya lies in Lumbini Province in midwestern Nepal. It covers 2025 square kilometers and lies west of Banke District, south of Surkhet District of Karnali Province, east of Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. To the south lies Uttar Pradesh, India. Most of Bardiya is in the fertile '' Terai'' plains, covered with agricultural land and forest. The northernmost part of the district extends into the ''Churiya'' or '' Siwalik Hills''. Bardiya National Park covers occupies most of the northern half of the district. This park is the largest undisturbed wilderness in Nepal's Terai. It provides forest, grassland and riverine habitat for endangered mammal, bird and reptile species. More than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
