Classical Newar
4th to 12th century's form of Newar language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Classical Newar (Modern: पुलां भाय्, Classical: पुलाङ्गु नेपाल भाय्), also known as Old Newar or Classical Nepal Bhasa,[1] is 4th to 12th century's vernacular and literary form of Nepal Bhasa in Licchavi dynasty and Thakuri dynasty.[2] It is an important source language for historians and linguists. The classical Newari language has also been considered a hybrid in which an extensive Sanskrit superstrate was grafted on to the Tibeto-Burman base.[3]
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Classical Nepal Bhasa | |
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Old Newar | |
पुलाङु नेपाल भास | |
Native to | Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, India |
Era | 450 CE to 1200 CE Lichchavi dynasty to Thakuri dynasty |
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Nepalese scripts: Ranjana script, Prachalit script, Bhujimol script Litumol script Other: Brahmi script, Kutila script, Devanagari | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | nwc |
ISO 639-3 | nwc |
Glottolog | None |
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