Story · Tharu
Barka Naach
Tharu Mahabharata sung across a fortnight of nights.
Province
Lumbini Province
लुम्बिनी प्रदेश
Birthplace of the Buddha, where Awadhi and Tharu of the plains meet Magar and Kham-speaking hill communities.
- Languages
- 6
- Districts
- 12
- Capital
- Deukhuri
Districts of Lumbini — click one for its languages
Languages spoken here
6 languages, each with its own archive
Gurung
Vulnerableतमु क्यी / Tamu Kyi
Tamu Kyi is spoken on the southern slopes of Annapurna and Lamjung Himal. Its pye-ta lhu-ta ritual texts, memorised by pachyu and …
Sino-Tibetan › Tamangic · Devanagari, Khema (Tamu)
AI preparedness index: 0.15%
Open profileMagar Dhut
Vulnerableमगर ढुट
Magar covers a chain of related tongues — Dhut in the east, Kham in the Rolpa–Rukum highlands, Kaike in Dolpa — spoken across the …
Sino-Tibetan › Magaric · Devanagari, Akkha
AI preparedness index: 0.15%
Open profileTharu
Vulnerableथारू
Tharu is less one language than a chain of them, stretching the whole length of the Tarai — Rana in the far west, Dangaura in the …
Indo-European › Indo-Aryan (cluster) · Devanagari
AI preparedness index: 0.16%
Open profileNepali
Vitalनेपाली / खस कुरा
Nepali grew out of the Khas speech of the Karnali basin, spread with the Gorkha state, and is now the lingua franca linking every …
Indo-European › Indo-Aryan · Devanagari
AI preparedness index: 1.70%
Open profileBhojpuri
Vitalभोजपुरी
Bhojpuri of the central Tarai is a language of song above all — Chhath geet, birha ballads and wedding repertoires that migrate wi…
Indo-European › Eastern Indo-Aryan · Devanagari, Kaithi
AI preparedness index: 1.68%
Open profileAwadhi
Vulnerableअवधी
Awadhi in Nepal's western Tarai shares the literary inheritance of Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, recited nightly in village mandalis,…
Indo-European › Indo-Aryan · Devanagari, Kaithi
AI preparedness index: 1.13%
Open profileDistrict by district
Open a district for the languages spoken there
Arghakhanchi2 languagesBanke6 languagesBardiya4 languagesDang6 languagesGulmi1 languageKapilbastu3 languagesPalpa1 languagePyuthan2 languagesRolpa2 languagesRukum1 languageRupandehi2 languages
Where each language sits
| Language | Districts in this province |
|---|---|
| Gurung | Kaski, Lamjung, Gorkha, Manang, Syangja, Tanahun |
| Magar Dhut | Palpa, Rolpa, Rukum, Baglung, Myagdi, Nawalparasi |
| Tharu | Dang, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Chitwan, Saptari |
| Nepali | Nationwide |
| Bhojpuri | Parsa, Bara, Rautahat, Nawalparasi, Chitwan |
| Awadhi | Kapilvastu, Banke, Bardiya, Rupandehi, Dang |
Cultural highlights
Living heritage of Lumbini
Maghi new yearAwadhi folk theatreMagar Kaura dance
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