Nepal Bhasa
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| Nepal Bhasa | ||||
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| नेपाल भाषा | ||||
| Native to | Nepal, Sikkim | |||
| Ethnicity | Newa people | |||
| Native speakers | 846,000 (2011 census) (date missing) | |||
| Language family |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Early forms: |
Classical Newari
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| Dialects |
Sindhupalchok Pahri
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| Writing system | Devanagari, Kutakshari script, Ranjana script, Prachalit script, Brahmi script, Gupta script, Bhujimol script, Golmol script | |||
| Official status | ||||
| Official language in |  Nepal, Sikkim |
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| Regulated by | Nepal Bhasa Academy Nepal Bhasa Parishad |
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| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-2 | new | |||
| ISO 639-3 | Either: new – Modern Newar nwx – Middle Newar |
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| Linguist List | nwx Middle Newar | |||
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Nepal Bhasa is a language. Newah Bhaaye is the term used for Nepal Bhasa by native speakers. It is a Himalayan language of Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan group. It is to be noted that it has been incorrectly called by the term ‘Newari’ by westerners and non-Newars of Nepal. Nepal Bhasha 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.
