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Language code: nwc

Technical information about ISO 639 language code nwc

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The table below provides technical details for the Classical Nepal Bhasa, Classical Newari, Old Newari language, designated by the nwc code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

nwc

Name

Classical Nepal Bhasa, Classical Newari, Old Newari

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Kathmandu ClassicalBhaktapur ClassicalPatan (Lalitpur) ClassicalDolakha Classical
Related languages
Modern Nepal Bhasa (Newari)Dolakha NewarBaramThangmi (Thami)Pahari (Nepal)
Key facts
One of the few Sino-Tibetan languages with a continuous written record since the 12th centuryLarge corpus of Buddhist and Hindu texts preserved in the ornate Ranjana (Nepal) scriptClassical Newari combines Tibeto-Burman grammar with extensive Indo-Aryan vocabularyThe earliest firmly dated inscription is from 1114 CE (Nsichhem)Court poetry and drama of the Malla period (15th–18th c.) were composed in Classical Newari.
Sample phrase

ज्वजलप्पा, छ नः ल्हय् ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Classical Nepal Bhasa, Classical Newari, Old Newari language, identified by the code nwc, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Historical' by its type.

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