Newar language
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Nepal Bhasa is a language spoken by indigenous Newa people of Nepal. It is a Himalayan language of Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages group.
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Nepal Bhasa नेवाः भाय् Newāh Bhāy | ||||
Native to | Nepal | |||
Ethnicity | 1.26 million Newa people (2001 census?)[1] | |||
Native speakers | 860,000 (2011 census)e18 | |||
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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Early forms: | Classical Newa
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Dialects |
Dhankuta
Chitlang
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Writing system | Ranjana alphabets and various in the past, Devanagari currently | |||
Official status | ||||
Regulated by | Nepal Bhasa Academy | |||
Language codes | ||||
ISO 639-2 | new | |||
ISO 639-3 | Either: new – Newar nwx – Middle Newa | |||
Linguist List | newa Nepal Bhasa | |||
nwx Middle Newa | ||||
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Newah Bhaaye is the term used for Nepal Bhasa by its native speakers. The term 'Newari' has been used in derogatory form to replace the original name of the language. [2]
Linguistics
Nepal Bhasa shares the feature of Kirant and Tibetan dialects of Northern Himalayas. It consists of five major dialects and several sub-dialects spoken by Newa people living throughout the country.
Newar Language Media
Copper plate inscription at Swayambhunath, dated Nepal Sambat 1072 (1952 AD)
'Aesop's Fables' in Newar by Jagat Sundar Malla, first published in 1915.
References
- ↑ Newa at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- ↑ Kapali, Rukshana (2018-12-08). "Why using the word 'Newari' is problematic". Rukuchee Blog. Retrieved 2018-12-13.[dead link]
This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Newar language edition. |