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Danwar language

Danuwar is a language spoken in parts of Nepal by Danuwar ethnic group. It is close to Bote-Darai and Tharu languages but otherwise unclassified within the Indo-Aryan languages.

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Danuwar
Native toNepal
EthnicityDanuwar
Native speakers
46,000 (2011 census)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3
dhw – Dhanwar
Glottologdhan1265  -Done Danuwar
koch1253  Kochariya-East Danuwar
ELPDhanwar

Danuwar (also rendered Danwar, Denwar, Dhanvar, Dhanwar) is a language spoken in parts of Nepal by Danuwar ethnic group. It is close to Bote-Darai and Tharu languages but otherwise unclassified within the Indo-Aryan languages.

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References

  1. Dhanwar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)