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Sino-Tibetan language

Nepal Bhasha (Newari)

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Nepal Bhasha (Newari) is spoken as a mother tongue by 863,380 people in Nepal — 2.96% of the population and the 8th most-spoken language in the country (Census 2021).

Speakers

863,380

Mother tongue (2021)

Share of Nepal

2.96%

Language family

Sino-Tibetan

Rank

#8

By mother-tongue speakers

About Nepal Bhasha (Newari)

Classical Ranjana script; co-official in Bagmati Province since 2023

Sino-Tibetan family

Related languages

Tamang · 4.88%
Magar Dhut · 2.78%
Yakthung/Limbu · 1.2%
Gurung · 1.12%
Sherpa · 0.4%
← All 124 languages of Nepal
Questions

Nepal Bhasha (Newari), answered

How many people speak Nepal Bhasha (Newari) in Nepal?+

Nepal Bhasha (Newari) is the mother tongue of 863,380 people in Nepal — 2.96% of the population (Census 2021).

What language family does Nepal Bhasha (Newari) belong to?+

Nepal Bhasha (Newari) is a Sino-Tibetan language. The Sino-Tibetan family covers 16.59% of Nepal's population.

What is special about Nepal Bhasha (Newari)?+

Classical Ranjana script; co-official in Bagmati Province since 2023

Sources & data note

All population, ethnicity, language and religion figures are the final published counts of the National Population and Housing Census 2021 (National Statistics Office). The NSO enumerates 142 caste/ethnic groups and 124 mother tongues; entries for 'others/foreigners/not stated' explain small residuals. Where community-chosen names replaced older census labels (Bishwokarma for Kami, Pariyar for Damai/Dholi, Mijar for Sarki), both are shown. Language-family shares follow the NSO's own table (Indo-Aryan 83.07%, Sino-Tibetan 16.59%); some secondary sources round differently.