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 a Astrology book from 1480 written in Newar.
The Nepal-Tibet Treaty of 1775 written in Classical Newar in the Newar script.
Briddhi Lakshmi
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Briddhi Lakshmi was the queen consort of the Nepalese Kingdom of Bhaktapur from 1722 as the first wife of Ranajit Malla and also a Newar language poet. For a brief period, she and her two-year-old son
Briddhi Lakshmi's Newar language copper plate inscription at Balkumari temple, Thimi dated to May 1740, mentions her taking refuge in the town.
Yogmaya Neupane Artists Impression