Newar language

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.

Newa
Nepal Bhasa
नेवाः भाय् Newāh 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 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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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.