ISO 639-3 · newnew
Sino-Tibetan family
Newar
नेवाः भाय्
Newar is a language of the Newari-Thangmi branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Nepal, India and Bhutan. Wikidata counts 893,600 first-language speakers (2011) and 32,600 who speak it as a second language. Wikidata describes it as “Sino-Tibetan language of central-eastern Nepal”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
new- Glottocode
newa1247- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 27.60, 85.30
- Wikipedia
- 89 language editions
893,600first-language speakers
32,600second-language speakers
3countries
2scripts
4levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Newar · नेवाः भाय् |
|---|---|
| Also called | Newāh Bhāy, Nepal Bhasa language, Newar language, Newah Bhaye, Newari |
| L1 speakers | 893,600 (2011) |
| L2 speakers | 32,600 (2011) |
| All speakers | 1,000,000 |
| Written in | Devanagari, Ranjana |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Newar
The branches above Newar, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nepal
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