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Newar people. Newar ( / nɪˈwɑːr /; [6] Newar: नेवार, endonym: Newa; Newar: नेवा, Pracalit script: 𑐣𑐾𑐰𑐵𑑅 ), or Nepami, [7] are the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation.
- 166,000 (2006)
- 1,341,363 (4.6% of Nepal's population) (2021)
Nepal ethnic groups. Ethnographic map of Nepal (Gurung 1998) Nepal ethnic groups. Magar girls in ethnic dress. Magars are the most populous Janajati group in Nepal. Ethnic groups in Nepal are delineated using language, ethnic identity or the caste system in Nepal.
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Jun 30, 2021 · Naawa (Sankhuwasabha, Nepal) - Language Snapshot. Abstract. 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.
Newar (/ n ɪ ˈ w ɑːr /; Newar: नेवार; endonym: Newa:; Newar: नेवा:, Prachalit Script: 𑐣𑐾𑐰𑐵𑑅), or Nepami, are the historical inhabitants of the Nepal Mandala which consists of Nepa Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilization.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. 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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
People of Nepal. Ethnic groups. The large-scale migrations of Asian groups from Tibet and Indo-Aryan people from northern India, which accompanied the early settlement of Nepal, have produced a diverse linguistic, ethnic, and religious pattern.
