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Classical Newar (Modern Newar: pulāṃ bhāy, "old language") also known as Old Newar or Classical Nepal Bhasa, is an umbrella term used to refer to the vernacular and literary form of Nepal Bhasa used prior to the 19th century.[1]

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  1. 19 relations: Bhujimol script, Bhutan, Brahmi script, Devanagari, India, Licchavis of Nepal, Malla dynasty (Nepal), Nepal, Nepal Sambat, Nepalese scripts, Newar language, Pracalit script, Ranjana script, Sanskrit, Shiva, Siddhaṃ script, Thakuri dynasty, Tibet, Tibeto-Burman languages.

  2. Languages attested from the 12th century
  3. Newar language

Bhujimol script

The Bhujimol script (or Bhujinmol, Devanagari: or) is the most ancient form of Nepal script. Classical Newar and Bhujimol script are Newar.

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Bhutan

Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia situated in the Eastern Himalayas between China in the north and India in the south.

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Brahmi script

Brahmi (ISO: Brāhmī) is a writing system of ancient India.

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Devanagari

Devanagari (देवनागरी) is an Indic script used in the northern Indian subcontinent.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Licchavis of Nepal

The Licchavis of Nepal (also Lichchhavi, Lichavi) was a kingdom which existed in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal from approximately 450 CE to 750 CE.

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Malla dynasty (Nepal)

The Malla dynasty (मल्ल वंश:;Malla vanśa) also known as the Malla confederacy, was the ruling dynasty of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal from 1201 to 1779. Classical Newar and Malla dynasty (Nepal) are Newar.

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Nepal

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.

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Nepal Sambat

Nepal Sambat, or Nepala Sambata, (𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 𑐳𑐩𑑂𑐧𑐟, नेपाल सम्वत्) is the lunisolar calendar used by Nepalis. Classical Newar and Nepal Sambat are Newar.

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Nepalese scripts

Nepalese scripts (Nepal Lipi: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 𑐁𑐏𑐮, Devanagari: नेपाल आखल) are a family of alphabetic writing systems employed historically in Nepal Mandala by the indigenous Newar people for primarily writing Nepal Bhasa. Classical Newar and Nepalese scripts are Newar and Newar language.

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Newar language

Newar (nepāla bhāṣā) is a 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. Classical Newar and Newar language are Newar.

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Pracalit script

Prachalit, also known as Newa, Newar, Newari, or Nepāla lipi is a type of abugida script developed from the Nepalese scripts, which are a part of the family of Brahmic scripts descended from Brahmi script. Classical Newar and Pracalit script are Newar.

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Ranjana script

The Rañjanā script (Lantsa) is an abugida writing system which developed in the 11th century and until the mid-20th century was used in an area from Nepal to Tibet by the Newar people, the historic inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, to write Sanskrit and Newar (Nepal Bhasa). Classical Newar and Ranjana script are Newar and Newar language.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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Siddhaṃ script

(also), also known in its later evolved form as Siddhamātṛkā, is a medieval Brahmic abugida, derived from the Gupta script and ancestral to the Nāgarī, Eastern Nagari, Tirhuta, Odia and Nepalese scripts.

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Thakuri dynasty

Thakuri dynasty was a Hindu dynasty that mostly ruled the present-day region of Nuwakot, near central Nepal.

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Tibet

Tibet (Böd), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about.

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Tibeto-Burman languages

The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non-Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken throughout the Southeast Asian Massif ("Zomia") as well as parts of East Asia and South Asia.

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See also

Languages attested from the 12th century

Newar language

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Newar

Also known as Classical Nepal Bhasa, Classical Nepal Bhasa language, Classical Nepalbhasa, Classical Newari, Classical Newari language, Classical Newari; Old Newari language, ISO 639:nwc, Old Newar, Old Newari, Old Newari language.