Wiki Languages: Newar language (नेपाल भाषा)
Updated: 17-07-2024 by Wikilanguages.net
| Language: Newar (Newar language) | Local name: नेपाल भाषा |
| Language code: new | Display language: Simple English (simple)|
| Speak area: Nepal | Classification: Sino-Tibetan |
| Country: Nepal | Second language: |
| Usage: regional | Wiki language for Newar language |
Dictionary for Newar (नेपाल भाषा) in Simple English
| English | Newar |
| नेपाल भाषा | Simple English |
| Newa | |
|---|---|
| Nepal Bhasa | |
| नेवाः भाय्Newāh Bhāy | |
 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?)[1] |
Native speakers | 860,000 (2011 census)[2] |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
|
Early form | Classical Newa |
| Dialects |
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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 | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:new – Newarnwx – Middle Newa |
Linguist List | newa Nepal Bhasa |
nwx Middle Newa | |
| Glottolog | newa1247 |
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
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
- ↑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]