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In terms of linguistic features, Rana Tharu follows the SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) word order, uses postpositions, and has noun head final structure. It has two genders, employs content question words in situ, and involves a combination of prefixes and suffixes in its morphology. The language
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Rana Tharu is used in various aspects of life, including at home, with friends, and in religious contexts. It is actively spoken outside the home such as in the workplace and education. The language is widely utilized by all members of the community and coexists with the use of
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demonstrates ergativity, marking tense with four categories (past, present, imminent future, irrealis future). Additionally, it features passives and voice, lacks tonality, and possesses a phonetic inventory of 28 consonant and 11 vowel phonemes.
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state. It exhibits high intelligibility among its dialects, with reported percentages ranging from 96% to 99%. The language has linguistic distinctions with dialects in India and
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Dubi Nanda Dhakal. 2015. Analyzed Texts in Rana Tharu: with a
Grammatical Sketch. (Languages of the World/Text Collection, 36.) München: LINCOM. 142pp.
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Documentation of Rana Tharu Language. Research report submitted to Nepal Academy, Kamaladi, Kathmandu.
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