TABLE   10	MOTHER TONGUE OF THE POPULATION PRESENT BY REGIONS
Mother Tongue	Nepal		East				Center	Mid	West	Far
		Eastern	Inner	Eastern	Kathmandu	Western	Inner	Western	Inner	Western
		Hills	Terai	Terai	Valley	Hills	Terai	Terai	Terai	Terai
All Languages	8235079	1708816	188204	1803445	410871	3211383	239677	89315	348179	235189
Nepali	4013567	876494	105106	78951	161330	2653546	90873	32579	6953	7735
Maithili Pradesh Dialedts *(a)	617443	0	2416	615027	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamang or Lama	494745	239971	27283	16427	19169	112414	79442	3	14	22
Eastern Terai Dialects	460946	14	0	460824	5	0	103	0	0	0
Newari	383184	76514	3518	8089	225819	53976	12568	38	1618	1044
Tharu	359594	0	10474	24486	3	27558	27956	50753	68465	149899
Maithili Pradesh Dialedts	300768	3	0	300691	17	0	0	7	46	4
Magar	273780	50848	22039	12956	810	181611	4823	80	578	35
Mid Western Terai Dialect *	259015	0	0	0	0	249	598	0	258168	0
Rai Kirat	236049	221089	12043	2734	52	12	34	0	65	20
Gurung	162192	9147	13	233	505	149554	2511	30	189	10
Limbu	145511	144933	0	502	63	8	5	0	0	0
Morang Pradesh Dialects * (c)	106569	0	0	106569	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	80181	178	35	62982	958	2749	30	1142	6781	5326
Bhote Sherpa	70132	52255	0	0	289	17588	0	0	0	0
Far Western Terai Dialects *	69446	0	0	0	0	0	0	4255	0	65191
Rajbansi or Tajpuri	35543	0	0	35534	0	0	0	0	0	9
Urdu	32545	13	21	18029	996	4120	14	234	4486	4632
Sunuwar	17299	16255	981	62	1	0
Satar	16751	0	8	16743	0	0
Bojpuri	16335	0	0	16335	0	0
Chepang	14261	0	0	0	1	367	13893
Thami	10240	10073	162	0	0	0	5
Bengali	9375	15	3	9148	82	4	1		87	35
Danuwar	9138	3200	3652	245	318	0	1723		0	0
Majhi	5729	3560	282	1518		100	269
Dhimal	5671	0		5671
Jhangar	4812	0		4812
Majwari	4244	306		3326	72				530	10
Kumkale	3510	71				947	2265	194	3	30
Thakali	3307	0				3270	0		37
Darai	3084	0				1165	1919
Jirel	2721	2721				0
Byansi	1786	0				1786
Raji	1514	0				334				1180
Other Languages	3340	947	168	1381	13	25	645		154	7
Unknown	752	209		170	368				5	0
	*	A number of different Languages and dialects spoken in the Terai regions could not be completely identified in the census returns. The term "dehati" was often used in answer to the Question on Language system. This refers to the local Language of the area and varies from place to place. Such returns have been labeled above, accordingl to Wherever a specific Language was given in the census return it was classified as such.
	(a)	Dominant language group in the districts of Hannumanagar, Siraha, Mahotari and sarlahi.
	(b)	Dialects spoken in the districts of Rautahat, Bara and Persa.
	(c)	Dominant Language group in the districts of Jhapa and Biratnagar.