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ISO 639-3: new

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Other known names and dialect names: Badikhel Pahari, Baglung, Balami, Bhaktapur, Citlang, Dolakha, Dolkhali, Gopali, Kathmandu-Patan-Kirtipur, Nepal Bhasa, Newaah Bhaaye, Newal Bhaye, Newar, Pahari, Pahri, Pyang Gaon, Sindhupalchok Pahri, Totali

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEWordlist of numbers 1-10. Haas, Mary R. (researcher); Joshi, Sushila (consultant). 1961. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 17.001
  2. ONLINELexical elicitation for consonant inventory. Haas, Mary R. (researcher); Joshi, Sushila (consultant). 1961. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 17.002
  3. ONLINELexical elicitation for vowel inventory. Haas, Mary R. (researcher); Joshi, Sushila (consultant). 1961. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 17.003
  4. ONLINEThe Sahu Hari Das has many troubles. Hari Das (performer); Michailovsky, Boyd (researcher); Sharma, Ramapati Raj (researcher); Michailovsky, Boyd (recorder); Michailovsky, Boyd (depositor). 2017. Laboratoire de langues et civilisations à tradition orale. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-60cb3fbf-e670-35f1-9aaa-b2e01deee614
  5. ONLINEThe Sahu Hari Das has many troubles. Hari Das (performer); Michailovsky, Boyd (researcher); Sharma, Ramapati Raj (researcher); Michailovsky, Boyd (recorder); Michailovsky, Boyd (depositor). 2018. Laboratoire de langues et civilisations à tradition orale. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-e7df9b81-2a3d-37ef-b72b-07e1517449e8

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINEWordlist of numbers 1-10. Haas, Mary R. (researcher); Joshi, Sushila (consultant). 1961. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 17.001
  2. ONLINELexical elicitation for consonant inventory. Haas, Mary R. (researcher); Joshi, Sushila (consultant). 1961. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 17.002
  3. ONLINELexical elicitation for vowel inventory. Haas, Mary R. (researcher); Joshi, Sushila (consultant). 1961. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 17.003
  4. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Nepal Bhasa. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:new
  5. Vocabularies of the languages of Nepal : 1971-72. Caughley, Ross C., 1939-; Glover, Warren W., 1940; Hale, Margrit, 1934-; Austin, Hale; Bieri, Dora, 1935-; Schulze, Marlene, 1932-; Taylor, Doreen, 1930-; Everitt, F; Tamang, Karna Bahadur; Watters, David E., 1944-; Watters, Nancy. 1971. Kirtipur, Nepal : Summer Institute of Linguistics : Institute for Nepalese Studies, Tribhuvan University. oai:gial.edu:17356
  6. ONLINENewar Swadesh List. n.a. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_new_swadesh-1
  7. Jyāpu vocabulary (preliminary report). Hale, Austin; Hale, Margrit; Sresthacharya, Iswaranand. 1976. Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies. oai:sil.org:36864
  8. ONLINEIndia and Nepal Word Lists. McAlpine, Eleanor J. (compiler). 2000. SIL International. oai:sil.org:81509
  9. ONLINEClause, sentence, and discourse patterns in selected languages of Nepal 4: Word lists. Hale, Austin (editor). 1973. Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma. oai:sil.org:8633

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Kathmandu Valley Newari. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:newa1246
  2. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Kathmandu Valley Newari. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:newa1246
  3. Newār (Nepāl bhāsā). Hale, Austin; Shrestha, Kedar P. 2006. Lincom Europa. oai:sil.org:2555
  4. Jyāpu vocabulary (preliminary report). Hale, Austin; Hale, Margrit; Sresthacharya, Iswaranand. 1976. Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies. oai:sil.org:36864
  5. ONLINECollected papers on Khaling, Kulunge, Darai, Newari, Chitwan Tharu. Hale, Austin (editor). 1973. Summer Institute of Linguistics and Institute for Nepal and Asian Studies. oai:sil.org:36975
  6. Topics in Nepalese linguistics. Glover, Warren W. (editor); Yadava, Yogendra P. (editor). 1999. Royal Nepal Academy. oai:sil.org:6297
  7. Three Newar sentence finals seen in context. Hale, Austin; Shrestha, Kedar P. 2003. SIL International and University of Texas at Arlington. oai:sil.org:8568
  8. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Newari (Kathmandu). n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:new
  9. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Newar (Dolakha). n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:nwd
  10. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Newari, Kathmandu dialect. Maddieson, Ian. 2009. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src502

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINENewari Phonemic Summary. Hale, A.; Hale, M. 1969. Summer Institute of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University. oai:refdb.wals.info:312
  2. ONLINENewari-English Dictionary: Modern language of Kathmandu valley. Edided by Anne Vergati. Manandhar, T. L. 1986. Agam Kala Prakashan. oai:refdb.wals.info:539
  3. ONLINEThe Newari Language: A Working Outline. Malla, Kamal P. 1985. Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. oai:refdb.wals.info:2554
  4. ONLINEA Descriptive and Historical Account of the Dolakha Newari Dialect. Genetti, Carol. 1990. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:3196
  5. ONLINEKathmandu Newar (Nepal Bhasa). Hargreaves, David. 2003. The Sino-Tibetan Languages. oai:refdb.wals.info:3327
  6. ONLINEA Descriptive and Historical Account of the Dolakha Newari Dialect. Genetti, Carol. 1994. Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa. oai:refdb.wals.info:3703
  7. ONLINEFrom Postposition to Subordinator in Newari. Genetti, Carol. 1991. Approaches to Grammaticalization 2. oai:refdb.wals.info:3885
  8. ONLINERecent Language Contact in the Nepal Himalaya. Noonan, Michael. 2003. Language Variation: Papers on Variation and Change in the Sinosphere and in the Indosphere in Honour of James A. Matisoff. oai:refdb.wals.info:4091
  9. ONLINENevarskij jazyk. Korolev, Nikolaj I. 1989. Nauka. oai:refdb.wals.info:4556
  10. ONLINEThe grammaticalization of the Newari verb tol. Genetti, Carol. 1986. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:4630
  11. ONLINELes langages de l'humanité: une encyclopédie des 3000 langues parlées dans le monde. Malherbe, Michael; Rosenberg, S. 1996. Laffont. oai:refdb.wals.info:5673
  12. ONLINEDolakha Newar. Genetti, Carol. 2003. The Sino-Tibetan languages. oai:refdb.wals.info:6465
  13. Conversational Newari. Shresthacarya, Ishwaranand, 1928-. 1971. Kathmandu : Summer Institute of Linguistics Institute for Nepal studies Tribhuvan University. oai:gial.edu:1856
  14. Linguistic reflections on a Newari text. Hale, Austin. 1989. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:10266
  15. A descriptive and historical account of the Dolakha Newari dialect. Genetti, Carol, 1961-. 1994. Monumenta Serindica ; 24. oai:gial.edu:19793
  16. ONLINENewar: a language of Nepal. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:new
  17. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Newari. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_new
  18. ONLINEA phonological survey of seven Bodic languages of Nepal. Hale, Austin. 1970. University of Illinois Press. oai:sil.org:1465
  19. ONLINETone systems of Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal 1: Studies on tone and phonological segments. Hale, Austin (editor); Pike, Kenneth L. (editor). 1970. University of Illinois Press. oai:sil.org:1614
  20. ONLINENewari higher levels. Hale, Austin. 1970. University of Illinois Press. oai:sil.org:2906
  21. ONLINEAn analysis of syntax and prosody interactions in a Dolakhā Newar rendition of "The mahābhārata (with appendices and sound files). Slater, Keith W.; Genetti, Carol. 2004. SIL International. oai:sil.org:3348
  22. ONLINENewari segmental synopsis. Hale, Austin. 1970. University of Illinois Press. oai:sil.org:3514
  23. Review of: Songs of Nepal: An anthology of Nevar folksongs and hymns, by Siegfried Lienhard. Daly, Margaret H. 1992. SIL International. oai:sil.org:4527
  24. ONLINETone systems of Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal 3: Texts 1. Hale, Austin (editor); Pike, Kenneth L. (editor). 1970. University of Illinois Press. oai:sil.org:36865
  25. ONLINEPerson markers: Finite conjunct and disjunct verb forms in Newari. Hale, Austin. 1980. SIL International. oai:sil.org:36947
  26. ONLINENoun phrase form and cohesive function in Newari. Hale, Austin. 1985. Studia linguistica diachronica et synchronica: Werner Winter sexagenario anno MCMLXXXIII gratis animis ab eius collegis, amicis discipulisque oblata, Ursula Pieper and Gerhard Stickel (eds.). oai:sil.org:36956
  27. Linguistic reflections on a Newari text. Hale, Austin. 1990. SIL International. oai:sil.org:36977
  28. ONLINETone systems of Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal 4: Texts 2. Hale, Austin (editor); Pike, Kenneth L. (editor). 1970. University of Illinois Press. oai:sil.org:36978
  29. On the form of verbal bases in Newari. Hale, Austin. 1973. Issues in linguistics: Papers in honor of Henry and Renée Kahane, Braj B. Kachrau and others (eds.). oai:sil.org:36994
  30. ONLINEDeictic and non-deictic senses of kin terms in dhõcolecaa. Hale, Austin; Shrestha, Kedar P. 1996. SIL International. oai:sil.org:37037
  31. On the senses of the Newar conjunctive participle: -a. Hale, Austin; Shrestha, Kedar P. 1999. Royal Nepal Academy. oai:sil.org:37043
  32. ONLINEOn the variants of Newari vowels: A study in phonological non-alignment. Friedman, Lindsay C.; Hale, Austin; Kansakar, Tej Ratna; Tuladhar, Jyoti. 1983. SIL International. oai:sil.org:40161
  33. ONLINEA Sociolinguistic Study of Pahari: A Language of Nepal. Smith, Brianne J. 2022. SIL International. oai:sil.org:92594

Other known names and dialect names: Badikhel Pahari, Baglung, Balami, Bhaktapur, Citlang, Dolakha, Dolkhali, Gopali, Kathmandu-Patan-Kirtipur, Nepal Bhasa, Newaah Bhaaye, Newal Bhaye, Newar, Pahari, Pahri, Pyang Gaon, Sindhupalchok Pahri, Totali

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