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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Newar_peopleNewar people - Wikipedia

    Today, they consistently rank as the most economically and socially advanced community in Nepal, according to the annual Human Development Index published by UNDP. Newars are ranked the 8th largest ethnic group in Nepal according to the 2021 Nepal census numbering 1,341,363 people constituting 4.6% of the total population.

  2. Jun 30, 2021 · Naawa is a Tibeto-Burman language with Bodish language features that is spoken in five villages in the north-eastern Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal and two villages in the Shigatse region of southern China. While the Naawa people have long perceived themselves as culturally and linguistically distinct from other regionally dominant groups, such as, Lhomi and Tibetan, it was not officially ...

  3. Newar, people who comprise about half the population of the Kāthmāndu Valley in Nepal. They speak a language belonging to the Tibeto-Burman family, but their culture has been strongly influenced by Indian religious and social institutions. The Newar population of Nepal was estimated to be about

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  4. Languages of Nepal, referred to as Nepalese languages in the country's constitution, are the languages having at least an ancient history or origin inside the sovereign territory of Nepal spoken by Nepalis. The 2011 national census listed 123 languages spoken as a mother tongue (first language) in Nepal. [1]

  5. Naawa is a Tibeto-Burman language with Bodish language features that is spoken in five villages in the north-eastern Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal and two villages in the Shigatse region of southern China. While the Naawa people have long perceived themselves as culturally and linguistically distinct from other regionally dominant groups, such as, Lhomi and Tibetan, it was not officially ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NepalNepal - Wikipedia

    Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the Indian subcontinent, the era in ancient Nepal when Hinduism was founded, the predominant religion of the country.

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  8. www.encyclopedia.com › humanities › encyclopediasNewar | Encyclopedia.com

    Identification. Most likely, the word "Newar," in use since the seventeenth century, is derived from the word "Nepal" and originally denoted the residents of the Kathmandu (or Nepal) Valley without regard to their ethnic affiliation. Location. Today, more than half of the Newars live in the Kathmandu Valley located at 27 ° 30 ′ to 27 ° 50 ...

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