Alternate Names: Sonaha, Sonahaa, Sunah, Sunha
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Avadhi ,. Lexical similarity: 69% with Rana Tharu ,, 73% with Kathariya Tharu ,, 72% with Dangaura Tharu ,. Sonha and Kathoriya , form a lexical bridge with Rana and Dangaura varieties of Tharu.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 580 (2011 census), decreasing. 0 monolinguals.
Language Use: Home; mixed use: Friends, religion, work. Young adults and older. Some use among children and adolescents.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; noun head final; content q-word in situ; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; verbal affixation marks number; split ergativity; passives and voice; nontonal.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: ’Sonha’ is an occupational caste (gold panners). Hindu, Christian, traditional religion.