Doteli
| Doteli | |
|---|---|
| Dotyali | |
| डोटेली | |
| Native to | Nepal |
| Region | Doti (Far Western Region) and Mid western Region |
Native speakers | 790,000 in Nepal (2011 census)[1] |
| Devanagari script (Nepali alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Nepal As per Part 1, Section 5 of Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063 (2007):[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dty |
| Glottolog | dote1238 |
Doteli, or Dotyali (डोटेली) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 800,000 people, most of whom live in Nepal. It was traditionally considered the western dialect of Nepali, and is written in the Devanagari script. It has official status in Nepal As per Part 1, Section 5 of Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063 (2007).
References
- ^ Doteli at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063
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