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Bote-Darai language

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Bote-Darai
Native toNepal
EthnicityDarai and Bote people
Native speakers
20,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
bmj – Bote-Majhi
dry – Darai
Glottologbote1238  Bote
dara1250  Darai

Bote (Bote-Majhi) and Darai are mutually intelligible tribal dialects of Nepal that are close to Danwar Rai and Tharu languages but otherwise unclassified.[2] Its speakers are rapidly shifting to Nepali.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Bote-Majhi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Darai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Darai language" (PDF).