Newar language

Newa
Newa
Nepal Bhasa
नेवाः भाय् Newāh Bhāy
	File:NepalBhasa word in Ranjana&Prachalit script2.png.gif The word "Nepal Bhasa" written in the Ranjana alphabet and the Prachalit Nepal alphabet
Native to	Nepal
Ethnicity	1.26 million Newa people (2001 census?)
Native speakers	860,000 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Newa Newa; ;
Early form	Classical Newa
Dialects	Dolakhae; Sindhupalchok; Kathmandu; Lalitpur; Bhaktapur; Panauti; Banepa; Hetauda; Dhankuta; Chitlang;
Writing system	Ranjana alphabets and various in the past, Devanagari currently
Official status
Regulated by	Nepal Bhasa Academy
Language codes
ISO 639-2	new Nepal Bhasa, Newari
ISO 639-3	Either:; new – Newar; nwx – Middle Newa
Linguist List	newa Nepal Bhasa
	nwx Middle Newa
Glottolog	newa1247
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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.

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. ^[3]

Linguistics[change]

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.

References[change]

↑ Newa at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
↑ Newa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Middle Newa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Kapali, Rukshana (2018-12-08). "Why using the word 'Newari' is problematic". Rukuchee Blog. Retrieved 2018-12-13.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[e15-1] Newa at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)

[e18-2] Newa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Middle Newa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[3] Kapali, Rukshana (2018-12-08). "Why using the word 'Newari' is problematic". Rukuchee Blog. Retrieved 2018-12-13.^{[permanent dead link]}

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