The Newaric languages are a proposed group of

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(2003) and Mark Turin (2004) argue that

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and Baram–Thangmi (consisting of the two closely related languages Baram and Thangmi) share many features with each other, and thus group with each other.

Comparative vocabulary

The following comparative 100-word

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of the Newaric languages Baram, Thami (Thangmi), and Newar, along with Chepang is from Kansakar, et al. (2011: 220–223).Kansakar, Tej Ratna; Yogendra Prasad Yadava; Krishna Prasad Chalise; Balaram Prasain; Dubi Nanda Dhakal; Krishna Paudel. 2011
A sociolinguistic study of the Baram language
''Himalayan Linguistics'' 10: 187–225.

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