are minor. It has been recorded from the Malla period. Hinduism and Buddhism were present at that age and few words in Hinduism and Buddhism of Newar differs. With the recent growth of Christianity, Islam, other religions, and atheism in Nepal, the diversity in the speech registers regarding religious terminology has become more extended, such as omitting the word dyaḥ (, 'god') after the name of a deity by many people whereas it is retained in Hinduism and Buddhism. Phonology Consonants Notes Marginal phonemes are in parentheses. Allophonic variants are in Square brackets. Green phonemes occur only in Kathmandu Newar. Sounds in Light salmon occur only in Dolakha Newar. Tap consonants mainly occur as word-medial alternates of //, //, // or // (in Dolakha only). // can be heard as [] when occurring before front vowels/glide //. In Kathmandu Newar, // only occurs as word-final. Affricates // can also shift to retracted sounds [] when occurring before back vowels. Vowels Green vowels occur only in Kathmandu Newar. // and // can also be heard as [], and []. In Kathmandu Newar, the back vowel sound in dark red occurs as [], [], or []. In Dolakha Newar, the back vowel sound in dark red can be [], [], or []. The following nasal vowels can also be distinguished in vowel length as //. Diphthongs Writing systems Nepal Bhasa is currently written in Nepal Lipi, Ranajana Lipi and Devanagari script. The script originally used, Nepal Lipi or "Nepalese script", fell into disuse at the beginning of the 20th century when writing in the language and the script was banned, which resulted in emergence of Devanagari script. However, in past decades attempts are being made for revival. Nepal Lipi, also known as Nepal Akha, emerged in the 10th century. Over the centuries, a number of variants of Nepali Lipi have appeared. Nepal has been written in a variety of abugida scripts: Brahmi script Gupta script Kutila script Prachalit script Ranjana script Bhujinmol script Kunmol script Kwenmol script Litumol script Hinmol script Golmol script Pachumol script Devanagari script Devanagari is the most widely used script at present, as it is common in Nepal and India. Ranjana script was the most widely used script to write Classical Nepalese in ancient times. It is experiencing a revival due to the recent rise of cultural awareness. The Prachalit script is also in use. All used to