नेवा

FAQ

1. What is Nepalbhasa?
   It is one of a major Language in Nepal belonging to Tibeto-Burmese family but highly infleunced by Indo-Aryan Language (Sanskrit).
   
2. Is there written Nepalbhasa?
   Nepalbhasa was once a rich language. It used to be written in different scripts in the past. Due to the supression of the language for more than a century, the old scripts are now only of cultural importance. Currenlty it is written in Devanagari script, used also by Nepal´s and Indian National languages.
   
3. Who speaks Nepalbhasa?
   Newars, mostly the people of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, a small country between Tibet and India used to speak Nepalbhasa.
   
4. How many people speak Nepalbhasa?
   The latest data available in July 2008: Newar population according to 2001, is 1,245,232. However not all Newars speak their Mother tongue. Unfortunately, a lot of Newars/Nepali are devoid of their mother tongue and also culture. The trend is increasing, thus decreasing the population to speak Nepal Bhasa.
   
5. Are there education in Nepalbhasa?
   So far there are 2 or 3 schools known. However the education is only of primary level.
   
6. Who cares for Nepalbhasa?
   A very few people are actively involved and taking care of the language.