Dolakha Newar (
endonym
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Dwālkhā Nepal Bhasa
), or Eastern Newar, is a divergent dialect of the
Newar language
Newar (; , ) is a Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. The language is known officially ...
(''Nepal Bhasa'') spoken in
Dolakha District
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, east of the
Kathmandu Valley
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of
Nepal
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, by 5,645
Newar people
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as of 1988. Some speakers of Dolakha Newar can be found in Kathmandu for education or work.
Geographical region
Dolakha Newar is spoken in Dolakha town of Dolakha district,
Tauthali, Listi, Jethal of Sindupalchowk district, Duti of Kavrepalchowk district.
Phonology
Consonants
; Notes
* Marginal phonemes are in parentheses.
* Allophonic variants are in Square brackets.
* Tap consonants mainly occur as word-medial alternates of //, //, // or // (in Dolakha only).
* // can be heard as [] when occurring before front vowels/glide //.
* Affricates // can also shift to retracted sounds [] when occurring before back vowels.
Vowels
* // and // can also be heard as [], and [].
* In Dolakha Newar, the
back vowel sound can be [], [], or [].
* The following nasal vowels can also be distinguished in vowel length as //.
Diphthongs
Number
References
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Newar language