Majhi language
Majhi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of Nepal and formerly in some small pockets of neighboring India.[2]:1 The language is associated with the Majhi people, an ethnic group in those regions who dwell historically near the Saptakoshi River and its tributaries and elsewhere in central and eastern Nepal.The Majhi people generally subsist off of work associated with rivers, including fishing and ferrying.[2]:2 The last speaker in India, Thak Bahadur Majhi of Jorethang in Sikkim state, died in 2016.[2]:22 Majhi sometimes completely reduplicates a full noun, verb, adjective, or adverb form in order to add extra emphasis.'[2]:96 Mahji features several particles that perform various functions, including indicating questions, emphasis, and hearsay.[2]:97 hək-ləbecome-PRFpətshiafterketiwhatkha-a-ieat-CAUS-INFtePRThək-lə pətshi keti kha-a-i tebecome-PRF after what eat-CAUS-INF PRT'After the child was born, what was fed to her?[2]:105 bãs-kərəbamboo-GENtsojasplinterbãs-kərə tsojabamboo-GEN splinter'the splinter of bamboo'Majhi uses adpositions as analytical rather than synthetic markers.