Newar language
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Newar is a Sino-Tibetan language of central Nepal belonging to the Tibeto-Burman group. It is spoken natively by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Ka
A line from an inscription dated 1706 using the term "Nepāla Bhāṣā" in Newar script to refer to the language.
A 14th century palm-leaf manuscript of the Manava Nyaya Shastra, a law book written in Newar language and the Bhujimola script.
A page from an Astrology book from 1480 written in Newar.
The Nepal-Tibet Treaty of 1775 written in Classical Newar in the Newar script.
Newar people
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Newar, or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Newars are a distinct linguistic and cul
Newar language
…English: ; 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 𑐨𑐵𑐲𑐵, nepāla bhāṣā) is a Sino-Tibetan language of central Nepal belonging to the Tibeto-Burman group. It is spoken natively by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. The name Nepal Bhasa was…
Newar children in traditional costumes during Ihi
Newar traders in Lhasa in the 1940s.
The Nyetamaru Ajima masked dance is performed at Nyeta in Kathmandu in April.
Vasudhara Mandala, by Jasaraja Jirili, Nepal, dated 1365.