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?)
Native speakers	860,000  (2011 census)e18
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Newa Newa
Early forms:	Classical Newa 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
ISO 639-3	Either: new – Newar nwx – Middle Newa
Linguist List	newa Nepal Bhasa
	nwx Middle Newa
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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.

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.  view more...