Angika |
Awadhi |
Bahing |
Bantawa |
Baraamu |
Bhojpuri |
Chukwa |
Darai |
Darmiya |
Dhimal |
Dzongkha |
Helambu Sherpa | Jerung | Jirel |
Kagate |
Limbu |
Magar, Western |
Maithili |
Majhi |
Manangba |
Mugali |
Mustang |
Sherpa |
Tamang
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Thudam
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Thulung
| Awadhi |
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| Indigenous Group |
Awadhi (Also known as: Awadhi Abadhi) |
| Location |
Nepal, Lumbini Zone (Kapilbastu District) and Bheri Zone (Banke and Bardiya Districts) |
| Estimated Population |
5,60,744 (2001, CBS) |
| Environment |
Lowland / Plain / Tropical |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Awadhi
Classification: European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, East Central Zone
Alternate Names: Abadi, Abadhi, Abohi, Ambodhi, Avadhi, Baiswari, Kojali, Kosali
Dialects: Abadi, Abadhi, Abohi, Ambodhi, Avadhi, Baiswari, Kojali, Kosali |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue – Awadhi, A Language of Nepal
Wikipedia: Awadhi Language
Some Awadhi Words and Phrases
Bethany Project: The Awadhi Abadhi of Nepal
Report on Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Nepal
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| NGOs |
United Nations Development Programme – Nepal (UNDP-Nepal)
Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal
Washington Kurdish Institute
NGO-Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Nationalities (NGO-FONIN)
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