TABLE 12	LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY THE POPULATION PRESENT AS A MOTHER TONGUE AND AS A SECONDARY LANGUAGE AND PRINCIPAL SECONDARY LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY MEMBERS OF EACH OF THE LANGUAGE GROUPS
Language Spoken	Total	As a mother	As a Secondary	Nepali	Terai	Newari	Hindi	English	Other
		Tongue	Language (a)		Dialects				Languages
Nepali	5125084	4013567	1111517	xxx	11404	7844	24493	2981	16444
Maithili Pradesh Dialedts	*	617443	*	10602	xxx	5	3602	236	749
Tamang or Lama	497655	494745	2910	238217	2514	769	330	25	790
Eastern Terai Dialects	*	460946	*	2293	xxx	4	1395	188	248
Newari	392389	383184	9205	169276	771	xxx	5769	2337	831
Tharu	362733	359594	3139	27869	34693	4	2988	18	717
Maithili Pradesh Dialedts	304089	300768	3321	5034	1703	38	12083	416	244
Magar	277744	273780	3964	150360	611	21	694	15	320
Mid Western Terai Dialect	*	259015	*	645	xxx	3	1418	88	198
Rai Kirat	237351	236049	1302	165260	24	56	206	24	322
Gurung	164189	162192	1997	103224	53	11	333	10	256
Limbu	145983	145511	472	99330	1	0	131	3	135
Morang Pradesh Dialects	*	106569	*	5375	xxx	2	2719	17	1168
Hindi	149113	80181	68932	2146	2263	153	xxx	351	271
Bhote Sherpa	72477	70132	2345	35447	0	16	0	3	139
Far Western Terai Dialects	*	69446	*	594	*	0	518	10	80
Rajbansi or Tajpuri	*	35543	(b)	2071	2276	0	1854	6	97
Urdu	*	32545	(b)	3980	3663	101	2509	97	272
Sunuwar	*	17299	(b)	13247	2	0	9	2	4
Satar	*	16751	(b)	579	277	0	1467	0	807
Bojpuri	*	16335	(b)	58	0	2	115	9	19
Chepang	*	14261	(b)	7658	0	0	0	0	0
Thami	*	10240	(b)	3449	0	2	0	0	0
Other Languages	71444	58271	(c )13173	19803	649	174	3299	187	2120
	*	Unknown
	(a)	Individuals Were counted as many times as the number of languages spoken.
	(b)	Indcluded in "other Languages".
	(c)	Including 7023 , English, 1529, Sansjrut, abd 1127, Tubetab abd Cgubese