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Banke District ( Nepali : बाँके जिल्ला , romanized:  Bām̐kē jillā ; [bãke] , a part of Lumbini Province , is one of the 77 districts of Nepal . The district, located in midwestern Nepal with Nepalganj as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,337 km (902 sq mi) and had a population of 385,840 in 2001 and 491,313 in 2011. There are three main cities in the Banke District: Nepalganj , Kohalpur and Khajura Bajaar .

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40-565: Banke is bordered on the west by Bardiya district . Rapti zone 's Salyan and Dang Deukhuri Districts border to the north and east. To the south lies Uttar Pradesh , India , a country in Asia; specifically Shravasti and Bahraich districts of Awadh . East of Nepalganj the international border follows the southern edge of the Dudhwa Range of the Siwaliks . Most of

80-476: A location in the Lumbini Province of Nepal is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bardiya district Bardiya District ( Nepali : बर्दिया जिल्ला Listen ), 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 2,025 km (782 sq mi) and according to

120-1651: A majority of Bardiya's population. Other tribes called Sonaha live near the Karnali River and western periphery of Bardia National Park , who are historically engaged in extracting golden ores from sediments of river and fishing. At the time of the 2021 Nepal Census , Bardiya District had a population of 460,831. As their first language, 52.3% spoke Tharu , 35.2% Nepali , 7.2% Awadhi , 2.3% Urdu , 0.7% Magar , 0.4% Hindi , 0.4% Maithili , 0.3% Bhojpuri , 0.3% Gurung , 0.2% Newar , 0.2% Raji , 0.1% Doteli , 0.1% Sonaha, 0.1% Tamang , and 0.1% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 53.3% were Tharu , 11.3% Chhetri , 8.7% Hill Brahmin , 5.7% Kami , 2.9% Magar , 2.6% Muslims , 2.3% Thakuri , 1.9% Yadav , 1.8% Damai /Dholi, 1.1% Mallaha , 0.9% Lodh , 0.8% Chamar /Harijan/Ram, 0.7% Gurung , 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Newar , 0.6% Sarki , 0.3% Dusadh/ Pasawan /Pasi, 0.3% Kurmi , 0.3% Tamang , 0.3% other Terai, 0.2% Badi , 0.2% Terai Brahmin , 0.2% other Dalit , 0.2% Dhobi , 0.2% Hajam /Thakur, 0.2% Halwai , 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% Lohar , 0.2% Raji , 0.1% Bengali , 0.1% Gaine , 0.1% Kayastha , 0.1% Koiri / Kushwaha , 0.1% Kumal , 0.1% Rajbanshi , 0.1% Teli and 0.1% others. Religion: 94.2% were Hindu , 2.6% Muslim , 2.2% Christian and 1.0% Buddhist . Literacy: 65.2% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 32.9% could neither read nor write. The district consists of eight municipalities, out of which six are urban municipalities and two are rural municipalities . These are as follows: Prior to

160-560: A pre-modern orthography. Few changes including changing Kari (करि) to Gari (गरि) and merging Hunu (हुनु) with cha (छ) to create huncha (हुन्छ) were done. The most prominent work written during this time was Bhanubhakta Acharya 's Bhanubhakta Ramayana , a translation of the epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali for the first time. Acharya's work led to which some describe as "cultural, emotional and linguistic unification" of Nepal, comparatively to Prithvi Narayan Shah who unified Nepal. The modern period of Nepali begins in

200-649: A short period of a hundred years in the 19th century. This literary explosion was fuelled by Adhyatma Ramayana ; Sundarananda Bara (1833); Birsikka, an anonymous collection of folk tales; and a version of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana by Bhanubhakta Acharya (d. 1868). The contribution of trio-laureates Lekhnath Paudyal , Laxmi Prasad Devkota , and Balkrishna Sama took Nepali to the level of other world languages. The contribution of expatriate writers outside Nepal, especially in Darjeeling and Varanasi in India,

240-405: Is also a separate highest level honorific, which was used to refer to members of the royal family, and by the royals among themselves. Like all modern Indo-Aryan languages, Nepali grammar has syncretised heavily, losing much of the complex declensional system present in the older languages. Instead, it relies heavily on periphrasis , a marginal verbal feature of older Indo-Aryan languages. Nepali

280-671: Is also notable. Nepali-language speakers are rapidly migrating around the globe in last a couple of decades and many books of Nepali language literature are published from different corners of the world. Diasporic literature has developed new ways of thinking and created a new branch in Nepali language literature. Dialects of Nepali include Acchami, Baitadeli, Bajhangi, Bajurali, Bheri, Dadeldhuri, Dailekhi, Darchulali, Darchuli, Gandakeli, Humli, Purbeli, and Soradi. These dialects can be distinct from Standard Nepali. Mutual intelligibility between Baitadeli, Bajhangi, Bajurali (Bajura), Humli and Acchami

320-595: Is considered to be a Golden Age for the language. In West Bengal , Nepali language was recognised by West Bengal Government in 1961 as the official language for the Darjeeling district , and Kalimpong and Kurseong . The Nepali Language Movement took place in India around 1980s to include Nepali language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India . In 1977, Nepali was officially accepted by Sahitya Academy , an organisation dedicated to

360-416: Is currently known as Sajha Prakashan . Conversely, the term Gorkhali in the former national anthem entitled " Shriman Gambhir " was changed to Nepali in 1951. However, the term Nepali was used before the official adoption notably by Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh , now considered one of the national heroes of Nepal , who advocated for the embracement of the term. The initial name of Nepali language

400-773: Is generally written in Devanagari script. In certain regions, the Tibetan script was also used in regions with predominantly Tibetic population, with common Tibetan expressions and pronunciation. In the section below Nepali is represented in Latin transliteration using the IAST scheme and IPA . The chief features are: subscript dots for retroflex consonants ; macrons for etymologically, contrastively long vowels ; h denoting aspirated plosives . Tildes denote nasalised vowels . Nepali developed significant literature within

440-824: Is often in free variation with [õ]. Nepali has ten diphthongs : /ui̯/, /iu̯/, /ei̯/, /eu̯/, /oi̯/, /ou̯/, /ʌi̯/, /ʌu̯/, /ai̯/, and /au̯/. [j] and [w] are nonsyllabic allophones of [i] and [u], respectively. Every consonant except [j], [w], and /ɦ/ has a geminate counterpart between vowels. /ɳ/ and /ʃ/ also exist in some loanwords such as /baɳ/ बाण "arrow" and /nareʃ/ नरेश "king", but these sounds are sometimes replaced with native Nepali phonemes. The murmured stops may lose their breathy-voice between vowels and word-finally. Non-geminate aspirated and murmured stops may also become fricatives, with /pʰ/ as [ ɸ ], /bʱ/ as [ β ], /kʰ/ as [ x ], and /ɡʱ/ as [ ɣ ]. Examples of this are /sʌpʰa/ 'clean' becoming [sʌɸa] and /ʌɡʱaɖi/ 'before' becoming [ʌɣaɽi]. Typically, sounds transcribed with

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480-726: Is spoken by the Burmese Gurkhas . The Nepali diaspora in the Middle East , Brunei , Australia and worldwide also use the language. Nepali is spoken by approximately 19 million native speakers and another 14 million as a second language . Nepali is commonly classified within the Eastern Pahari group of the Northern zone of Indo-Aryan. The language originated from the Sinja Valley , Karnali Province then

520-518: Is the official language of the state of Sikkim and of Gorkhaland , West Bengal . Despite being spoken by about a quarter of the population, Nepalese has no official status in Bhutan. According to the 2011 national census , 44.6% of the population of Nepal speaks Nepali as its first language . and 32.8% speak Nepali as a second language. Ethnologue reports 12,300,000 speakers within Nepal (from

560-538: Is the second most commonly spoken language other than English. Allawah and Hurstville have third most Nepali speaking population in New South Wales . There are regular Nepali language News papers and Magazines in Australia. Vowels and consonants are outlined in the tables below. Nepali distinguishes six oral vowels and five nasal vowels . /o/ does not have a phonemic nasal counterpart, although it

600-673: The Babai River . The Karnali , one of Nepal's largest rivers, divided into multiple branches when it reaches the Terai. The westernmost branch forms the boundary between Bardiya and Kailali districts. An eastern branch is called the Geruwa . The endangered Gangetic dolphin was often seen in its waters, but populations have been declining. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after Anglo-Nepalese war (1814–1816) between

640-572: The Gandaki basin. During the times of Sena dynasty , who ruled a vast area in Terai and central hills of Nepal, Nepali language became influenced by the Indian languages including Awadhi , Bhojpuri , Braj Bhasha and Maithili . Nepali speakers and Senas had a close connect, subsequently, the language became the lingua franca in the area. As a result, the grammar became simplified, vocabulary

680-673: The Himalayas region of South Asia . It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal , where it also serves as a lingua franca . Nepali has official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration of West Bengal . It is spoken by about a quarter of Bhutan 's population. Nepali also has a significant number of speakers in the states of Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Himachal Pradesh , Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram and Uttarakhand . In Myanmar it

720-666: The capital city of the Khasa Kingdom around the 10th and 14th centuries. It developed proximity to a number of Indo-Aryan languages , most significantly to other Pahari languages . Nepali was originally spoken by the Khas people , an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Himalayan region of South Asia . The earliest inscription in the Nepali language is believed to be an inscription in Dullu , Dailekh District which

760-469: The 2001 census the population was 382,649 in 2011 it has 426,576. 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

800-491: The 2011 census). It is spoken by 20,250,952, about 77.20% of the population, as their first language and second language . Total number of Nepali speakers in India by state (2011 census) According to the 2011 census of India , there were a total of 2,926,168 Nepali language speakers in India. In Bhutan , native Nepali speakers, known as Lhotshampa , are estimated at 35% of the population. This number includes displaced Bhutanese refugees , with unofficial estimates of

840-763: The Nepali language is believed to have started with the Shah kings of Gorkha Kingdom , in the modern day Gorkha District of Nepal. Following the Unification of Nepal , the language moved to the court of the Kingdom of Nepal in the 18th century, where it became the state language. One of the earliest works in the Middile Nepali is written during the reign of Ram Shah , King of Gorkha, a book by unknown writer called Ram Shah ko Jivani (A Biography of Ram Shah). Prithvi Narayan Shah 's Divyopadesh , written toward

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880-555: The colloquial flavour of its language, its religious sincerity, and its realistic natural descriptions". The term Nepali derived from Nepal was officially adopted by the Government of Nepal in 1933, when Gorkha Bhasa Prakashini Samiti (Gorkha Language Publishing Committee), a government institution established in 1913 ( B.S. 1970) for advancement of Gorkha Bhasa, renamed itself as Nepali Bhasa Prakashini Samiti (Nepali Language Publishing Committee) in 1933 (B.S. 1990), which

920-580: The complex declensional system present in the older languages. Nepali developed significant literature within a short period of a hundred years in the 19th century. Around 1830, several Nepali poets wrote on themes from the Sanskrit epics Ramayana and the Bhagavata Purana , which was followed by Bhanubhakta Acharya translating the Ramayana in Nepali which received "great popularity for

960-553: The current-day Nepal and Uttarakhand, making Nepali the lingua franca . Nepali is a highly fusional language with a relatively free word order , although the dominant arrangement is subject–object–verb word order (SOV). There are three major levels or gradations of honorific : low, medium and high. Low honorific is used where no respect is due, medium honorific is used to signify equal status or neutrality, and high honorific signifies respect. Like all modern Indo-Aryan languages, Nepali grammar has syncretised heavily, losing much of

1000-531: The decline of the Khasa Kingdom, it was divided into Baise Rajya (22 principalities) in Karnali - Bheri region and Chaubise rajya (24 principalities) in Gandaki region. The currently popular variant of Nepali is believed to have originated around 500 years ago with the mass migration of a branch of Khas people from the Karnali - Bheri - Seti eastward to settle in lower valleys of the Karnali and

1040-575: The district extends into the Churiya or Siwalik Hills . Bardiya National Park covers 968 km (374 sq mi) 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 30 species of mammals and more than 250 of birds have been recorded. Most people living in this district are farmers. The district headquarter Gulariya lies on

1080-2142: The district is drained by the Rapti , except the district's western edge is drained by the Babai . Rapti and Babai cross into Uttar Pradesh, a state in India, Nepal's neighboring country and eventually join the Karnali , whose name has changed to Ghaghara . At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Banke District had a population of 491,313. As first language, 39.0% spoke Nepali , 24.0% Awadhi , 18.7% Urdu , 14.4% Tharu , 1.0% Maithili , 0.9% Magar , 0.7% Hindi , 0.4% Newar , 0.3% Doteli , 0.1% Bhojpuri , 0.1% Gurung , 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 19.2% were Musalman , 15.8% Tharu , 14.5% Chhetri , 6.5% Hill Brahmin , 5.7% Magar , 4.7% Kami , 4.7% Yadav , 3.6% Thakuri , 2.2% Kurmi , 1.9% Chamar /Harijan/Ram, 1.5% other Dalit , 1.5% Damai /Dholi, 1.3% Newar , 1.1% Dhobi , 1.0% Kathabaniyan, 1.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.0% other Terai, 0.9% Dusadh/ Pasawan /Pasi, 0.9% Hajam /Thakur, 0.9% Kori , 0.8% Terai Brahmin , 0.8% Gurung , 0.8% Teli , 0.7% Kanu , 0.6% Kayastha , 0.5% Halwai , 0.4% Badhaee, 0.4% Kahar , 0.4% Sarki , 0.3% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.3% Koiri / Kushwaha , 0.3% Kumal , 0.3% Kumhar , 0.3% Mallaha , 0.3% Marwadi , 0.2% Bengali , 0.2% Chidimar , 0.2% Kalwar , 0.2% Kewat , 0.2% Lohar , 0.2% Sonar , 0.2% Tamang , 0.1% Badi , 0.1% Baraee, 0.1% Gaine , 0.1% Lodh , 0.1% Mali , 0.1% Musahar , 0.1% Pattharkatta/Kushwadiya, 0.1% Rai , 0.1% Rajbanshi , 0.1% Rajput and 0.1% others. Religion: 78.4% were Hindu , 19.0% Muslim , 1.3% Christian , 1.1% Buddhist and 0.1% others. Literacy: 61.9% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 35.4% could neither read nor write. There are one Sub-metropolitan city, one Municipality and six Rural Municipalities in Banke District. 28°03′N 81°37′E  /  28.050°N 81.617°E  / 28.050; 81.617 This article about

1120-567: The early 20th century. During this time the ruling Rana dynasty made various attempts to make Nepali the language of education, notably, by Dev Shumsher and Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana , who established Gorkhapatra , and the Gorkha Bhasa Prakashini Samiti respectively. At this time, Nepali had limited literature compared to Hindi and Bengali languages , a movement notably in Banaras , and Darjeeling

1160-554: The end of his life, around 1774–75, contains old Nepali dialect of the era, is considered as the first work of essay of Nepali literature. During this time Nepali developed a standardised prose in the Lal mohar (royal charter)—documents related to the Nepalese Kingdom dealing with diplomatic writings, tax, and administrative records. The language of the Lal mohar is nearly modern with some minor differences in grammar and with

1200-668: The ethnic Bhutanese refugee population as high as 30 to 40%, constituting a majority in the south (about 242,000 people). Nepali is the third-most spoken language in the Australian state of Tasmania , where it is spoken by 1.3% of its population, and fifth-most spoken language in the Northern Territory , Australia, spoken by 1.3% of its population. Nepali is the most spoken language other than English in Rockdale and Kogarah . In Granville , Campsie and Ashfield it

1240-485: The final schwa: Note: Schwas are often retained in music and poetry to add extra syllables when needed. Nepali is a highly fusional language with relatively free word order , although the dominant arrangement is SOV (subject–object–verb). There are three major levels or gradations of honorifics : low, medium and high. Low honorific is used where no respect is due, medium honorific is used to signify equal status or neutrality, and high honorific signifies respect. There

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1280-711: The promotion of Indian literature . After Sikkim was annexed by India, the Sikkim Official Languages Act, 1977, made Nepali as one of the official languages of state. On 20 August 1992, the Lok Sabha passed a motion to add the Nepali language to the Eighth Schedule. Nepali written in the Devanagari script is the official language of Nepal. On 31 August 1992, Nepali was added to the list of scheduled languages of India . Nepali

1320-413: The restructuring of the district, Bardiya District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees : 28°49′0″N 80°29′0″E  /  28.81667°N 80.48333°E  / 28.81667; 80.48333 Nepali language Nepali ( English: / n ɪ ˈ p ɔː l i / ; Devanagari : नेपाली , [ˈnepali] ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to

1360-445: The retroflex symbols ⟨ ʈ , ʈʰ, ɖ , ɖʱ, ɽ, ɳ, ɽ̃⟩ are not purely retroflex [ ʈ , ʈʰ, ɖ , ɖʱ, ɽ , ɳ , ɽ̃] but apical postalveolar [ t̠ , t̠ʰ, d̠ , d̠ʱ, ɾ̠ , n̠ , ɾ̠̃]. Some speakers may use purely retroflex sounds after /u/ and /a/, but other speakers use the apical articulation in all positions. Final schwas may or may not be preserved in speech. The following rules can be followed to figure out whether or not Nepali words retain

1400-478: The then Kingdom of Nepal and East India Company followed by territorial concessions of Sugauli Treaty . Later during the administration of Jang Bahadur Rana , it was returned to Nepal along with Banke, Kailali and Kanchanpur . In the early twentieth century, Bardiya was still covered with forest and sparsely populated with indigenous tribal people called Tharu . Additional Tharus immigrated west from Dang and Deukhuri Valleys . Tharu from Dang and Deukhuri make up

1440-473: Was " Khas Kura " ( खस कुरा ), meaning language or speech of the Khas people , who are descended from the ancient Khasas of Mahabharata , as the language developed during the rule of the Khasa Kingdom in the western Nepal . Following the Unification of Nepal led by Shah dynasty 's Prithvi Narayan Shah , Nepali language became known as Gorakhā Bhāṣā ( गोरखा भाषा ; language of the Gorkhas ) as it

1480-571: Was expanded, and its phonology was softened, after it was syncretised, Nepali lost much of the complex declensional system present in the older languages. In the Kathmandu Valley (then known as Nepal Mandala ), Nepali language inscriptions can be seen during the reigns of Lakshmi Narasimha Malla and Pratap Malla , which indicates the significant increment of Nepali speakers in Kathmandu Valley. The institutionalisation of

1520-618: Was spoken by Gorkhas . The people living in the Pahad or the hilly region, where it does not generally contain snow, called the language Parvate Kurā ( पर्वते कुरा ), meaning "the speech of the hills". Early forms of present-day Nepali developed from the Middle Indo-Aryan apabhraṃśa Vernaculars of present-day western Nepal in the 10th–14th centuries, during the times of the Khasa Kingdom . The language evolved from Sanskrit , Prakrit , and Apabhraṃśa . Following

1560-523: Was started to create uniformed Nepali identity, which was later adopted in Nepal following the 1951 Nepalese revolution and during the Panchayat system. In 1957, Royal Nepal Academy was established with the objectives of developing and promoting Nepali literature, culture, art and science. During Panchayat, Nepal adopted a " One King, One Dress, One Language, One Nation " ideology, which promoted Nepali language as basis for Nepali nationalism, this time

1600-435: Was written around the reign of King Bhupal Damupal around the year 981. The institutionalisation of the Nepali language arose during the rule of the Kingdom of Gorkha (later became known as the Kingdom of Nepal ) in the 16th century. Over the centuries, different dialects of the Nepali language with distinct influences from Sanskrit , Maithili , Hindi , and Bengali are believed to have emerged across different regions of

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