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.
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Proto-Language StatusProposed group only, not an established family 1 Sources
1. Newaric languages, Wikipedia
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Sino-Tibetan language group of Nepal
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The Newaric languages are a proposed group of Sino-Tibetan languages.
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