The Magar languages are a small proposed family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal and India, notably including Magar and Kham (Ethnologue treats each as a cluster of languages rather than a single language). They are often classified as part of the Mahakiranti family, and a 2001 study by George van Driem proposes that they are close relatives of Mahakiranti.
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The Magar languages (or Magaric languages) are a small proposed family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal and India, notably including Magar and Kham.
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The Magar languages (or Magaric languages) are a small proposed family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal and India, notably including Magar and Kham.
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The Magar languages (or Magaric languages) are a small proposed family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal and India, notably including Magar and Kham. (Ethnologue considers each to be a cluster of languages.) They are often classified as part of the Mahakiranti family, and Van Driem (2001) proposes that they are close
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