Danwar language
Appearance
Danwar | |
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Native to | Nepal |
Native speakers | 46,000 (2011 census)[1] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:dhw – Dhanwardwz – Dewas Rai |
Glottolog | dhan1265 Dewas-Done Danuwarkoch1253 Kochariya-East Danuwar |
ELP | Dhanwar |
Danwar (also rendered Danuwar, Denwar, Dhanvar, Dhanwar), is a language spoken in parts of Nepal by an Indo-Aryan ethnic group of fifty thousand. It is close to Bote-Darai but otherwise unclassified within the Indo-Aryan languages.
A variety called Danwar Rai, or Dewas Rai, is distinct and may be a separate language. It is not related to the Rai languages of the Tibeto-Burman family.
References
- ^ Dhanwar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Dewas Rai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)