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$Title{Table 3.: Languages of Nepal by Percentage of the National Population, 1952-54}
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Language Percent Language Percent
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Nepali ........................... 48.7 Far Western Tarai dialects ..... 0.8
Maithili Pradesh dialects ........ 7.5 Rajbansi (Tajpori) ............. 0.4
Tamang ........................... 6.0 Urdu ........................... 0.4
Eastern Tarai dialects ........... 5.6 Sunwar ......................... 0.2
Newari ........................... 4.7 Satar .......................... 0.2
Tharuhati ........................ 4.4 Bhojpuri ....................... 0.2
Maithili ......................... 3.7 Chepang ........................ 0.2
Magar ............................ 3.3 Thami .......................... 0.1
Midwestern Tarai dialects ........ 3.1 Bengali ........................ 0.1
Rai .............................. 2.9 Danuwar ........................ 0.1
Gurung ........................... 2.0 Other languages, including
Limbu ............................ 1.8 Majhi, Dhimal, Jhangar,
Morang Pradesh dialects .......... 1.3 Kumkale, Thakali, Darai,
Hindi ............................ 1.0 Jirel, Byansi, Raji and
Bhote (including Sherpa and Majwari ........................ 0.5
Thakali) ....................... 0.9
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Source: Adapted from Nepal, Department of Statistics, Census of Population, Nepal,
1952/54 A.D., table 11.