Newar (English: /nəˈwɑːr/; 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 𑐨𑐵𑐲𑐵, nepāla bhāṣā) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal...
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Newar (/nɪˈwɑːr/; Newar: नेवार, endonym: Newa; Newar: नेवा, Pracalit script: 𑐣𑐾𑐰𑐵𑑅), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of...
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up Newar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Newar may refer to: Newar people, of Kathmandu, Nepal Newar language, their Sino-Tibetan language Newar script...
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Classical Newar or Classical Nepal Bhasa (Modern Newar: pulāṃ bhāy, 'old language') also known as Old Newar, is the vernacular and literary form of Nepal...
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Dolakha Newar (endonym Dwālkhā Nepal Bhasa), or Eastern Newar, is a divergent dialect of the Newar language (Nepal Bhasa) spoken in Dolakha District,...
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The Newar language, officially known in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, is a Sino-Tibetan language with a long literary history. Its prominent writers include: Jayaprakash...
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Kathmandu Lhasa Kolkata Ladakh Lhasa Newar (alternate name: Lhasa Newah) (Newar: ल्हासा नेवा) refers to the expatriate Newar traders and artisans who traveled...
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Newar caste system is the system by which Newārs, the historical inhabitants of Kathmandu Valley, are divided into groups on the basis of Vedic varna model...
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Slavic languages. Speakers of the Romani language usually refer to the language as rromani ćhib "the Romani language" or rromanes (adverb) "in a Rom way"...
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Newar Buddhism is a form of Vajrayana Buddhism practiced by the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It has developed unique socio-religious elements...
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The Newaric languages are a proposed group of Sino-Tibetan languages. George van Driem (2003) and Mark Turin (2004) argue that Newar and Baram–Thangmi...
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speakers, and the Kiranti languages of eastern Nepal. The remaining groups are small, with several isolates. The Newar language (Nepal Bhasa) of central...
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Momo (food) (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
to a Tibetan king in the late fifteenth century. since in the Newar language, mome (Newar: मम) means cooking by steaming. In Tibet, the filling of the...
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Nepal Sambat (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
Nepal Sambat (Newar: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 𑐳𑐩𑑂𑐧𑐟, nepāla samvat, meaning "Nepal Era") is the lunisolar calendar used by the Newar people of Nepal. It was the...
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Newar Hinduism is a form of Hinduism followed by the Newar people in Nepal. Newar Hinduism is based on Kaula or Vamachara concept. Newar dance consists...
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Bhaktapur (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
in Newar, the indigenous language of Bhaktapur is Khwopa. This name is derived from Khōpring, a term that can be traced to an early form of the Newar language...
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Nepalese scripts (redirect from Newar alphabets)
writing systems employed historically in Nepal Mandala by the indigenous Newar people for primarily writing Nepal Bhasa. It is also used for transcribing...
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Ranjana script (category Newar language)
It was used in Nepal and is still used in Nepal by the Newar people to write the Newar language. The script is also used in most of the Mahayana and Vajrayana...
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Aspic (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
stewing liquid sets to form a jelly-like substance when cooled. Among the Newars of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, buffalo meat jelly, known as ta khaa, is a...
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The Newar language of Nepal has the fourth oldest literature tradition among the Sino-Tibetan languages (after Chinese, Tibetan and Burmese). The earliest...
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represent numerals in this system. It is a unique system of numerals among Newar people. This system was mostly used in Malla era. Different allusions are...
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Kathmandu Durbar Square (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
buildings are adorned with meticulously carved facades characteristic of Newar architecture. The central square is surrounded by palace complexes built...
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Kathmandu (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
Newar people, Kathmandu is known as Yeṃ Dey (Newar: येँ देय्), and Patan and Bhaktapur are known as Yala Dey (Newar: यल देय्) and Khwopa Dey (Newar:...
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Bagh-chal (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
Bagh-chal (Nepali: चाल bāgh cāl, Newar: धुँ कासा dhun kasa meaning "tiger game") is a strategic, two-player board game that originated in Nepal. The game...
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Kirati people (category Articles with Italian-language sources (it))
acknowledged to belong to the proto-Newar language; modern variants of many of these words are still used by the Newars today to refer to geographical locations...
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quantity Network of enlightened Women, an American organization Newar language, ISO 639-2/3 language code new Next Entertainment World, a South Korean media company...
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Boudha Stupa (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
the Newars. First, Khaasti is mentioned as one of the four stupas found by the Licchavi king Vrisadeva (c. 400 CE) or Vikramjit. Second, the Newars legend...
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Narayan Gopal (category Newar-language singers)
Gopal Guruacharya and Ram Devi Guruacharya. He was born into a traditional Newar family and had five brothers and three sisters. He completed the School...
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Lalitpur, Nepal (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
Mahānagarapālikā), also known as Patan (Sanskrit: पाटन, Pāṭana), Yala (Newar: 𑐫𑐮), and Manigal,[citation needed] is a metropolitan city and fourth...
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Tithi (category Articles containing Newar-language text)
of two faces of moon that is observed from earth", known as milа̄lyа̄ (Newar: 𑐩𑐶𑐮𑐵𑐮𑑂𑐫𑐵𑑅, मिलाल्याः) in Nepal Bhasa, or the time it takes for...
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