Draft:Chitwania Tharu

Bold text Chitwania Tharu also known as Lalpuriya Tharu, Chitoniya Tharu, Chitwan Tharu, Madhya Ksetriya Tharu or Central Tharu is a Indo Aryan language spoken by the Tharu people in the Bagmati Province (Chitwan District), Gandaki Province (Nawalpur district), Lumbini Province (Nawalparasi West district) and in Madhesh Province (Parsa district, northern municipalities) of Nepal as well as in Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is actively used within the language community, spoken in the home, with friends, as well as used in religion, work, and education.

The language is employed by people of all ages with mixed attitudes ranging from neutral to negative. Additionally, Chitwania Tharu speakers also speak Bhojpuri, Hindi and Nepali. Linguistically, it follows an SOV word order, employs postpositions, and features noun head final structure. It has two genders, allows up to three suffixes, and marks clause constituents through case-marking. The language has literature, newspapers, periodicals, and is used in various media such as radio and videos.