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Newaric languages

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The Newaric languages are a proposed grouping within the Sino-Tibetan family, spoken in Nepal. Linguists George van Driem in 2003 and Mark Turin in 2004 argued that Newar and the closely related Baram-Thangmi languages, comprising Baram and Thangmi, share enough features to form a genetic unit, though the proposal remains a working hypothesis rather than an established consensus.

Facts
Disputed
Proto-Language Status
Proposed group only, not an established family 2
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Classification Confidence
Established 1
Region
Nepal 2
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Number of Languages
5 1
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Sources
1. Glottolog: Newaric (languoid record)
Glottolog
  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 5
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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2. Newaric languages, Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The Newaric languages are a proposed group of Sino-Tibetan languages.
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    The Newaric languages are a proposed group of Sino-Tibetan languages.
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