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Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India The Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992, amended the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution so as to include Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri) and Nepali languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to eighteen. The Eighth Schedule lists languages that the Government of India has the responsibility to develop. The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution originally included 14 languages. Sindhi was included by the 21st Amendment, enacted in 1967. Bodo, Dogri, Santhali and Maithili were included in the Eighth Schedule
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as a teacher by founding Ramakrishna Technical Institute in 1958, a commerce institute recognized by the state government. Mallaya is reported to have initiated the movement against the 1951 census report classifying Konkani as a dialect of Marathi and was successful in getting a language status for Konkani by the time the next census report was published in 1961. In 1966, he initiated a movement for getting national language status for Konkani by appealing to Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India and the efforts were successful in 1992 when the language was included in the 8th Schedule. His contributions
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Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India The Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992, amended the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution so as to include Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri) and Nepali languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to eighteen. The Eighth Schedule lists languages that the Government of India has the responsibility to develop. The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution originally included 14 languages. Sindhi was included by the 21st Amendment, enacted in 1967. Bodo, Dogri, Santhali and Maithili were included in the Eighth Schedule
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of official language in Goa in 1987. The crowning glory came when Konkani was included in the 8th Schedule of the country’s constitution in 1992. These landmarks in the history of Konkani language were followed by establishment of Konkani Academies in Goa, Karnataka and recently in Kerala. The progress achieved in teaching Konkani from primary school level to post-graduate level in the colleges and its increased use in administration and mass media is also due to the direct and indirect efforts of the Parishad. Brief details of the sessions of the Parishad are as below: The first session of the
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Twenty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India The Twenty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 1967, amended the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution so as to include Sindhi as one of the languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to fifteen. The Eighth Schedule lists languages that the Government of India has the responsibility to develop. The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution originally included 14 languages. The 71st Amendment, enacted in 1992, included three more languages, i.e. Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri) and Nepali. The 92nd Amendment, added Bodo,
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the list of scheduled languages (included in the 8th schedule by the 71st amendment of the constitution in 1992). Meitei is taught as a subject up to the post-graduate level (Ph.D.) in some universities of India, apart from being a medium of instruction up to the undergraduate level in Manipur. Education in government schools is provided in Meitei through the eighth standard. The name "Meitei" or its alternate spelling "Meithei" is preferred by many native speakers of Meitei over "Manipuri." The term is derived from the Meitei word for the language "Meitheirón" ("Meithei" + "-lon" 'language'). "Meithei" may be a
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that "they grow rapidly in richness and become effective means of communicating modern knowledge". In addition, a candidate appearing in an examination conducted for public service is entitled to use any of these languages as the medium in which he or she answers the paper. As per Articles 344(1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution, the eighth schedule includes the recognition of the following 22 languages: Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Constitution. Subsequently, Sindhi was added in 1967 by 21st constitutional amendment act; Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added in 1992 by 71st Constitutional Amendment Act;
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schools in Goa; and "A Bibliography of Konkani Literature in Devanagari, Roman and Kannada characters" (1963). In February 1987, the Goa Legislative Assembly had passed the Official Language Bill making Konkani the Official Language of Goa. The struggle ended in 1992, when Konkani was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution as an official language. With life's mission completed, Kelkar retired from public life, focusing mainly of his writing. On 26 February 1975, the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, recognised Konkani as an independent language. The first Sahitya Akademi Award for a work in Konkani was
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same in Malayalam. Tulu is not currently an official language of India or any other country. Efforts are being made to include Tulu to the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. In August 2017, an online campaign was organized to include Tulu to 8th schedule of constitution and in October 2017, when the prime minister, Narendra Modi visited Dharmasthala Temple same demand was presented in front of him.. Similarly, in 2018, the Member of Parliament from Kasargod constitutency P. Karunakaran also rose the same demand for inclusion of Tulu language in the 8th schedule of the constitution. The oldest available inscriptions
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Nepali language Nepali (), known by endonym Khas Kura () also known as Gorkhali or Parbatiya, is an Indo-Aryan language of the sub-branch of Eastern Pahari. It is the official language of Nepal and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is spoken mainly in Nepal and by about a quarter of the population in Bhutan. In India, Nepali is listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution as an Indian language, with official status in the state of Sikkim, and spoken in Northeast Indian states such as Assam and in West Bengal's Darjeeling district. It is also
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in the Eight Schedule of the Indian constitution. She is also a recipient of Gaurav Award, from the Hamro Swabhiman. Dil Kumari Bhandari Dil Kumari Bhandari (Nepali: दिल कुमारी भण्डारी) is a former and the first woman member of parliament (Lok Sabha) from Sikkim. She was also the president of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh, an organization of the Indian Gorkhas till 2012. She has been constantly working for the cause of Nepali-speaking people, her most notable contribution being the inclusion of the Nepali language in the Eight Schedule of the Indian constitution. Dil Kumari Bhandari was born on 14 May 1949
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to clean up the polluted Ganges also began during this march. The 250-km Jan Jagran (Mass Awakening) Padyatra began on 11 March 1985 from Gandhi Maidan, Siliguri (West Bengal) and ended at Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. The participants called on the Government to recognise and alleviate the endemic problems of the hill areas and to listen to the grievances of the local people, who felt ignored and neglected by the authorities. It also supported and re-ignited the long-standing demand for recognition of the Nepali language, which was ultimately successful with its inclusion in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution.
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at a higher level is entitled to use any of these languages as the medium in which he or she answers the paper. Via the 92nd Constitutional amendment 2003, four new languages – Dogri, Maithili, Santali and Bodo – were added to the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The table below lists the 22 languages set out in the Eighth Schedule as of May 2008, together with the regions where they are used. Even though the English language is not included in the Eighth Schedule (as it is a foreign language), it is one of the official languages of
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Ninety-second Amendment of the Constitution of India The Ninety-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003, amended the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution so as to include Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to 22. The Eighth Schedule lists languages that the Government of India has the responsibility to develop. The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution originally included 14 languages. Sindhi was included by the 21st Amendment, enacted in 1967; and Konkani, Meitei and Nepali were included by the 71st Amendment
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Dil Kumari Bhandari Dil Kumari Bhandari (Nepali: दिल कुमारी भण्डारी) is a former and the first woman member of parliament (Lok Sabha) from Sikkim. She was also the president of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh, an organization of the Indian Gorkhas till 2012. She has been constantly working for the cause of Nepali-speaking people, her most notable contribution being the inclusion of the Nepali language in the Eight Schedule of the Indian constitution. Dil Kumari Bhandari was born on 14 May 1949 in the village of Bana Puttabong in Darjeeling district, India. She comes from a highly cultured and traditional Rai family.
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the United States of America in the region and the previous British aid at schools and other fields. Nepali is spoken indigenously over most of Nepal west of the Gandaki River, then progressively less further to the east. Dialects of Nepali include Acchami, Baitadeli, Bajhangi, Bajurali, Bheri, Dadeldhuri, Dailekhi, Darchulali, Darchuli, Gandakeli, Humli, Purbeli, and Soradi. Doteli (Dotyali), Jhapali, syangjali is a closely related language which is included in the macrolanguage Nepali. In matters of script, Nepali uses Devanagari. On this grammar page Nepali is written in "standard orientalist" transcription as outlined in . Being "primarily a system of transliteration
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school and was spoken and written in these areas. However, it changed during the 1980s when there was racial conflict between Nepali in Bhutan and Bhutanese. Since then, Nepali is only taught in the home and has become a spoken language in Bhutan. Thus, some Nepali speakers from southern Bhutan can not read or write in Nepali. Currently, Nepali is the first language for most of southern Bhutanese and most people use it in their home. Also, Nepali is most commonly used in school outside of the classes. Nepali in Bhutan is different in the rural areas and Thimphu. Also,
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Certificate (ISC) syllabuses. Assamese language is the main medium in educational institutions but Bengali language is also taught as a major Indian language. In Guwahati and Digboi, many Jr. basic School and Jr. high School are Nepali linguistic and all the teachers are British Gorkha. Nepali is included by Assam State Secondary Board, Assam Higher Secondary Education Council and Gauhati University in their HSLC, higher secondary and graduation level respectively. In some junior basic and higher secondary schools and colleges, Nepali language speaking British Gorkha teachers and lecturers are appointed. The capital, Dispur, contains institutions of higher education for students
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Nar Bahadur Bhandari Nar Bahadur Bhandari (5 October 1940 – 16 July 2017) was a chief minister of the state of Sikkim in India who governed the state from 1979 to 1994. He was the founder leader of Sikkim Sangram Parishad party. He was popularly remembered for his contributions to include Nepali language in 8th Scheduled of the Constitution of India. He was the first ever Chief Minister of Indian Gorkha origin. He also served as the President of Bharatia Nepali Bhasha Parisangh until his death. He is popularly known as architect of modern Sikkim. Nar Bahadur Bhandari was born
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a place known for its tea gardens. Her mother Amrit Moktan died when Parijat was very young, and she was raised by her father Dr. K.N. Waiba, who was a psychologist, and her grandparents. The birthplace of Parijat, Darjeeling, was a major centre of Nepali language, culture and literature during her growing-up years. Darjeeling is inhabited by Nepali people who also practices similar language and culture to that of Nepali people and has never lost its character as a major centre of Nepali language, culture and literature. Sharing a close relationship with Nepal. Parijat was intricately connected to Nepal and
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flag to be wrapped around Bhandari during the state funeral. Nar Bahadur Bhandari Nar Bahadur Bhandari (5 October 1940 – 16 July 2017) was a chief minister of the state of Sikkim in India who governed the state from 1979 to 1994. He was the founder leader of Sikkim Sangram Parishad party. He was popularly remembered for his contributions to include Nepali language in 8th Scheduled of the Constitution of India. He was the first ever Chief Minister of Indian Gorkha origin. He also served as the President of Bharatia Nepali Bhasha Parisangh until his death. He is popularly known
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in a 2005 report. As per the latest 2011 Census of Languages in India, there are an estimated 24,82,089 speakers of the Garhwali. If any of these figures are correct, then Garhwali is more widely spoken than many of the languages included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India. The Ethnologue has catalogued alternate names by which Garhwali is known such as "Gadhavali, Gadhawala, Gadwahi, Gashwali, Girwali, Godauli, Gorwali, Gurvali," and "Pahari Garhwali". These alternate names of the language may have come from the speakers having more than one name for their language, or variant spellings and pronunciations
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language literature. Nepali literature Nepali literature () refers to the literature of Nepal written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. Nepali language evolved from Sanskrit and it is difficult to exactly date the history of Nepali language literature since most of the early scholars wrote in Sanskrit. It is, however, possible to roughly divide Nepali literature into five periods. It is thought that Nepali literature has existed in verbal folklore for the past hundreds of years; however, there exists no evidence of a written literary work before the Bhanubhakta. Before
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became well known for his oratory skills. Eventually, he became the District Secretary of the Gorkha League in 1977, though he resigned in 1980 to join a new outfit, "Pranta Parishad", where he worked closely with Subhash Ghisingh for some time till Ghisingh started the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) in 1980 and demanded the state of Gorkhaland. Meanwhile, the Pranta Parishad along with organizations like the "Nepali Bhasa Manyata Samiti" started a campaign to include the Nepali language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, and also turned an important rival of Ghisingh. Between 1986 and 1988, he openly
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Nepali literature Nepali literature () refers to the literature of Nepal written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. Nepali language evolved from Sanskrit and it is difficult to exactly date the history of Nepali language literature since most of the early scholars wrote in Sanskrit. It is, however, possible to roughly divide Nepali literature into five periods. It is thought that Nepali literature has existed in verbal folklore for the past hundreds of years; however, there exists no evidence of a written literary work before the Bhanubhakta. Before Bhanubhakta, writing
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spoken in Burma, Nepali diaspora worldwide. Nepali developed in proximity to a number of Indo-Aryan languages, most notably the other Pahari languages and Maithili, and shows Sanskrit influence alongside Persian due to its Indo-Iranian roots. However, owing to Nepal's location, it has also been influenced by Tibeto-Burman languages. Nepali is mainly differentiated from Central Pahari, both in grammar and vocabulary, by Tibeto-Burman idioms owing to close contact with this language group. Historically, the language was called "Khas Speech" ("Khas Kurā") and Gorkhali (language of the Gorkha Kingdom) before the term "Nepali" was adopted. The origin of modern Nepali language is
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BBC Nepali BBC Nepali (Nepali: बीबीसी नेपाली) is one of the 27 language services provided under the BBC World Service's foreign language output. It broadcasts in the Nepali language on FM and over the internet. BBC Nepali was launched on 7 June 1969 as a weekly program on the BBC World Service. In the early years the programs were hosted by Nepali students studying in the United Kingdom. In 1970 BBC’s Nepali output became available five days a week, and later was made available on every day of the week. Initially, the programs were directed at British Gorkha soldiers working
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Nepalese literature Nepalese literature is the literature of Nepal. This is distinct from Nepali literature, which is the literature in only Nepali language (Khas kura). The major literary languages of Nepal are: Mostly in the past, no significant recent developments Nepali literature consists of the literature written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. The Nepali language has also been recognized as a "major Indian literary language" by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. The Literature written in Newari language. The language spoken by the Newar Community in Nepal
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Histories of Literature Series. His work, Pahilo Pahar, was awarded the Bhanubhakta Puraskar in 1983 by the Nepali Academy instituted by the Government of West Bengal. He received the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan Puraskar in 2002, and the Aam Smriti Puraskar, an award given every three years for contributions to the Nepali language and literature, instituted by Nepali Sahitya Parishad in 2003. He was retired in 1996 and took the charge of the editor in his Nepali vernacular daily ‘Sunchari Samachar’. He also took the charge of the editor of nepali daily ‘Himalaya Darpan’ when Sunchari was closed on 26 January
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by those deaf persons who acquired Nepali Sign Language later in life and for whom Nepali is their first language (L1) and Nepali Sign Language is a second language (L2). Although schools for the deaf in Nepal theoretically use Nepali Sign Language as their medium of instruction (alongside written Nepali), in practice and in fact, the majority of classes are conducted in some version of Sign-Supported Nepali, as a Simultaneous Communication (or so-called Total Communication) approach is widely practiced. (Such practices have been documented by Hoffmann-Dilloway (2008). Although the deaf themselves, as articulated by representative organizations such as the National
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also called Nepal Bhasa. Bhojpuri is the languages spoken in Terai region of Nepal. www.sajha.org.np Nepalese literature Nepalese literature is the literature of Nepal. This is distinct from Nepali literature, which is the literature in only Nepali language (Khas kura). The major literary languages of Nepal are: Mostly in the past, no significant recent developments Nepali literature consists of the literature written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. The Nepali language has also been recognized as a "major Indian literary language" by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.
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Signed Nepali Signed Nepali or Sign-Supported Nepali, is a means of communication often used by (nominally) signing hearing individuals in their interactions with signing deaf, or by deaf persons who for whatever reason acquired Nepali as their mother tongue and then acquired Nepali Sign Language subsequently, or by deaf persons with people with normal hearing whose signing is judged not to be fully fluent (i.e. not Nepali Sign Language). Signed Nepali is a pidgin form of Nepali Sign Language commonly used by people with normal hearing who (nominally) sign in their interactions with deaf people. It is also commonly used
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a first language. The Ethnologue website reports 12,300,000 speakers within Nepal (from the 2011 census). Nepali is traditionally spoken in the Hill Region of Nepal (Pahad, पहाड़), especially in the western part of the country. Although the Nepal Bhasha language dominated the Kathmandu valley, Nepali is currently the most dominant. Nepali is used in government and as the everyday language of a growing portion of the local population. Nevertheless, the exclusive use of Nepali in the courts and government of Nepal is being challenged. Recognition of other languages in Nepal was one of the objectives of the Communist Party of
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He later became noted historian and saint of Gorakhnath tradition and resided at Mrigasthali, Kathmandu near the holy temple of Pashupatinath. He has written over 570 books of which 114 were published. His works includes collection and decryption of documents Khas language (ancient Nepali language) to readable Nepali which mostly included genealogies. He has worked on many genealogies like Gorkha Bansawali, Yogi Bansawali, Devmala Banshawali which were found in Dang district. According to Devmala Bansawali, he produced some claims regarding Victorian King Vikramaditya. He has also provided contributions to Nepal Sanskrit University at Dang. He was jailed for his political
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the Union of India. <section begin=8th Schedule to the Indian constitution /> <section end=8th Schedule to the Indian constitution /> Of the 22 official languages, 15 are Indic, four are Dravidian, two are Tibeto-Burman, and one is Munda. Since 2003, a government committee has been looking into the feasibility of treating all languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution as "Official Languages of the Union". The language in which communications between different states, or from the union government to a state or a person in a state, shall be sent is regulated by the Official Languages Act and, for
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Department, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. Devkota contributed to Nepali literature by starting a modern Nepali language romantic movement in the country. Born in Nepal, he was the first to begin writing epic poems in Nepali literature. Nepali poetry soared to new heights with Devkota's innovative use of language. Departing from the Sanskrit tradition that dominated the Nepali literary scene at the time, being inspired from the Newar language (a Sino-Tibetan language) ballad song Ji Waya La Lachhi Maduni, he wrote Muna Madan (1930), a long narrative poem in popular "jhyaure bhaka" folk tune. Muna Madan is undoubtedly the most sold book
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Nepali Sign Language Nepalese Sign Language or Nepali Sign Language is the main deaf sign language of Nepal. It is a somewhat standardized language based informally on the variety of Kathmandu, with some input from varieties of Pokhara and elsewhere. As an indigenous sign language, it is not related to oral Nepali. The newly promulgated constitution on Nepal 2072 (2015) had specifically mentioned the right to have education in Sign Language for the deaf. Likewise the newly passed Disability right act 2072 (2017) in its definition of Language has mentioned "“Language” means spoken and sign languages and other forms of
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to native signers of Nepalese Sign language, and thus qualify as separate sign languages. Nepali Sign Language Nepalese Sign Language or Nepali Sign Language is the main deaf sign language of Nepal. It is a somewhat standardized language based informally on the variety of Kathmandu, with some input from varieties of Pokhara and elsewhere. As an indigenous sign language, it is not related to oral Nepali. The newly promulgated constitution on Nepal 2072 (2015) had specifically mentioned the right to have education in Sign Language for the deaf. Likewise the newly passed Disability right act 2072 (2017) in its definition
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Deaf Federation Nepal and Kathmandu Association of the Deaf, value natural sign language (i.e. Nepali Sign Language) most highly, teachers at schools for the deaf (including sometimes teachers who are themselves deaf) tend to value only signing which follow the grammar of Nepali, i.e. Sign-Supported Nepali. Generally speaking, Signed Nepali is neither Nepali nor Nepali Sign Language, but rather a compromise between the two, using the lexicon of the latter (but little or none of its grammar), and the word order (and some, but in practice rarely very much, of the grammar) of the former. As such, it is less
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"Pasa" was published daily for three months when Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan was the editor. In 1983, a weekly newspaper "Rajamati" (Devanagari: राजमति) was published from Lalitpur. It was brought out by Dharma Ratna Shakya and was originally published in the Nepali language. "Inap" (Devanagari: इनाप) appeared the same year, edited and published by Krishna Sundar Malla (Malla K. Sundar). It helped to create a new generation of journalists and was influential in arousing language awareness among Nepal Bhasa speakers. "Inap" (meaning "Appeal") was in publication from 1983 till 1996. "Biswabhumi", an eveninger formerly published in the Nepali language, began
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that it would accept applications and publish major decisions in Nepal Bhasa in addition to the Nepali language. Nepal Bhasa entered a vibrant phase in the educational system. It was included in the curriculum, and Nepal Rastriya Vidhyapitha recognized it as an alternative medium of instruction in the schools and colleges affiliated to it. In 1953, the government recognized Nepal Bhasa as a spoken language and an oriental language subject. The Nepal Educational Council adopted it as an optional subject. Following lobbying by language lovers, Nepal Bhasa was included in the course of study at the high school level in
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was done in Sanskrit, and because it was a language accessible exclusively by high-caste Brahmins at that time, common Nepali people were not involved in literature. A few scholars have argued that poet Suwananda Daas was the first literary figure in the history of Modern Nepal. Being contemporary of Bhanubhakta but still representing "Nirgun Bhakti Dhara" (attribute-less devotional stream) Saint Gyandil Das was an outlined poet in Nepali who wrote "Udayalahari". Nepali speakers honor Bhanubhakta as the "Adikavi ()" (literally meaning 'first poet') of the Nepali language. Bhanubhakta's most important contribution to Nepali literature is probably his translation of the
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proposals were Nepali Congress (Deuba) and 'Nepali Congress (Bisweswor, Ganesh Man)'. The name 'Nepal Congress (Democratic)' was made public on September 22, 2002. Tarun Dal was the youth wing of the Nepali Congress (Democratic). The 3rd general convention of Tarul Dal was held in Chitawan, July 17–20, 2007 and elected Mahendra Yadav as the new president of Tarun Dal. Nepal Students Union (Nepal Bidhyarthi Sangh) was the students wing of Nepali Congress (Democratic) The 8th general convention of Nepal Student Union (NSU) declared Kisor Rathor and Kiran Paudel as president and general secretary. The 9th general convention of the Nepal
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Ram Raj Pant Prof. Ram Raj Pant (or Ramraj Pant, Nepali: or ) (1920–1993, Bikram Sambat 1976–2049) was a pioneering linguist of the Nepali language, literary writer and promoter of legal education in Nepal. In addition to publishing multiple volumes on Nepali linguistics, Ram Raj Pant led the establishment of Nepal Law College and was its founding Principal. Nepal Law College later became Nepal Law Campus under the Tribhuvan University. He was also the founding chairman and first visiting professor of Nepali language program at Banaras Hindu University. One of his books - "Nepali Lipivijana" (Nepali: नेपाली लिपी बिज्ञान) continues
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been launched on 2 October 2016 Some revere Nag as a messiah, with lakhs of followers in Odisha and Chatishgarh, who congregate in large number to listen to his Sambalpuri poetry when he gives readings. Initially writing Sambalpuri folk stories, in the 1990s he started writing poems in the Sambalpuri language. Hundreds of poets imitate his style and technique boosting a robust "HaldharDhara" in Western Odisha. He has been at the forefront of the Sambalpuri language movement for inclusion in 8th schedule of Constitution. He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India by Government of India
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in such words as ('king'). The language does not have any minimal pairs opposing and , and speakers sometimes use these sounds interchangeably. Nepali phonology Nepali is the national language of Nepal. Besides being spoken as a mother tongue by more than 48% of the population of Nepal, it is also spoken in Bhutan and India. The language is recognized in the Nepali constitution as an official language of Nepal. The variety presented here is standard Nepali as spoken in Nepal. There are three major dialects: eastern, central, and western. Though many dialects can be distinguished in Nepal and other
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Bhutanese Nepali literature Bhutanese Nepali literature (भूटानी नेपाली साहित्य ) refers to the literary works in the Nepali language by Bhutanese people. More than 90% of Bhutanese people used Nepali as official language before 1960 (Ref). In 1962, Bhutan started to publish Kuensel (first national newspaper) from Madi printing press of Kalimpong India, and Nepali literature in Bhutan had an opportunity to increase its area. In those days, Nepali articles written by the writers from Kalimpong and Darjeeling used to publish in Kunsel. This provided the interest in Nepali literature to the southern Nepali speaking Bhutanese. In the process of
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Nepali phonology Nepali is the national language of Nepal. Besides being spoken as a mother tongue by more than 48% of the population of Nepal, it is also spoken in Bhutan and India. The language is recognized in the Nepali constitution as an official language of Nepal. The variety presented here is standard Nepali as spoken in Nepal. There are three major dialects: eastern, central, and western. Though many dialects can be distinguished in Nepal and other South Asian countries, there is reported to be little variation in phonology from one to another. Nepali has 11 phonologically distinctive vowels, including
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connection to all the writers. It has announced 1600 articles on its archive of writers around the globe. This is a platform for the new and old generation writers to uplift their new creations in literary based work in Nepali, English and Dzongkha. Bhutanese are working for protecting their language, literature and identity around the world. Writers communicate via social media like Facebook, Twitter and Skype. Bhutanese Nepali literature Bhutanese Nepali literature (भूटानी नेपाली साहित्य ) refers to the literary works in the Nepali language by Bhutanese people. More than 90% of Bhutanese people used Nepali as official language before
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chosen). The following is the schedule of segments on Pilihan FM. Pilihan FM also broadcasts news at certain times. The following is a list of news broadcasts on the station. DJs on Pilihan FM (English) Pilihan FM Pilihan FM is the first and only 24-hour English language radio station in Brunei. Its main language of broadcast is English, followed by Mandarin Chinese and Nepali. Pilihan FM broadcasts over the whole of Brunei on the frequencies 95.9 FM and 96.9 FM. The word "Pilihan" means 'your choice' in Malay, from which its slogan, "Simply Your Choice!", is derived. Pilihan FM is
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with [õ]. Nepali possesses ten diphthongs: /ui/, /iu/, /ei/, /eu/, /oi/, /ou/, /ʌi/, /ʌu/, /ai/, and /au/. [j] and [w] are nonsyllabic allophones of [i] and [u], respectively. Every consonant except [j], [w], /l/, and /ɦ/ has a geminate counterpart between vowels. /ɳ/ and /ʃ/ also exist in some loanwords such as /baɳ/ "arrow" and /nareʃ/ "king", but these sounds are sometimes replaced with native Nepali phonemes. Nepali language Nepali (), known by endonym Khas Kura () also known as Gorkhali or Parbatiya, is an Indo-Aryan language of the sub-branch of Eastern Pahari. It is the official language of Nepal
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out of the mother tongue language) includes Nepali (derived from Khas bhasa) is considered to be a member of Indo-European language and is written in Devanagari script. Nepali was the language of the house of Gorkhas in the late 18th century and became the official, national language that serves as the "lingua franca" among Nepalese of different ethnolinguistic groups. Maithili language—along with regional dialects Awadhi and Bhojpuri—are mother tongue Nepalese languages and spoken in the southern Terai Region. Many Nepali in government and business uses English as an official language. English is the language of technical, medical, and scientific community
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Nepali and Nepal Bhasa, . Nepali (derived from Khas language) is considered to be a member of Indo-European language and is written in Devanagari script. Nepali was the language of the house of Gorkhas in the late 18th century and became the official, national language that serves as the lingua franca among Nepalese of different ethnolinguistic groups. Maithili—along with regional dialects Awadhi and Bhojpuri—are Indian languages and are spoken in the southern Terai Region. Nepalese in the government sector and in business, use English as an official language. English is the language of the technical, medical, and scientific communities as
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published by Maktabat Aaafaaq, Kuwait) by Indian expatriate Suhail Wafy working as Arabic translator in [[Doha]], Qatar. The translations into [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Hindi]] are due for release. It has been translated to odiya ( Titled Chheli Chareibara dina " ଛ୍ହେଳି ଚରେଇବାର ଦିନ " by writer Gourahari Das . The book published by Friend's Publication, odisha. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourahari_Das Goat Days has been translated into [[Nepali language|Nepali]] by Dinesh Kafle, a Nepali translator and literary critic based in New Delhi. Titled "Khabuj" in Nepali, it was published to a wide critical acclaim in August 2015 by FinePrint, a Kathmandu-based publisher.
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Khas background, the Rana monarch Jung Bahadur Rana decreed that the term Gorkhali be used instead of "Khas kurā" to describe the language. Meanwhile, the British Indian administrators had started using the term "Nepal" (after Newar) to refer to the Gorkha kingdom. In the 1930s, the Gorkha government also adopted this term to describe their country. Subsequently, the Khas language also came to be known as "Nepali language". By the third decade, the Nepali state finally discontinued the use of the term "Gorkhali", substituting it with "Nepali", a move that provoked some stifled protest in Kathmandu from Newar intellectuals even
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Sunwar. Nepal is home to at least four indigenous sign languages. Derived from Sanskrit, Nepali is written in Devanagari script. Nepali is the official language and serves as "lingua franca" among Nepali of different ethnolinguistic groups. The regional languages Maithili, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and rarely Urdu of Nepali Muslims are spoken in the southern Madhesh region. Many Nepali in government and business speak Maithili as the main language and Nepali as their de facto "lingua franca". Varieties of Tibetan are spoken in and north of the higher Himalaya where standard literary Tibetan is widely understood by those with religious education. Local
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than a full language, lacking in both morphology and syntax, and thus generally tends to be not fully comprehensible to the majority of deaf signers. In this, it is similar to other manually coded languages, such as various versions of Signed English. Signed Nepali Signed Nepali or Sign-Supported Nepali, is a means of communication often used by (nominally) signing hearing individuals in their interactions with signing deaf, or by deaf persons who for whatever reason acquired Nepali as their mother tongue and then acquired Nepali Sign Language subsequently, or by deaf persons with people with normal hearing whose signing is
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superficially similar to the Indian Diwali. The oversimplification also carries over into "when" Lhotshampa immigrated into Bhutan. The government had accepted all those citizens of Nepalese origin who were there prior to 1958. However, settlers continued to enter Bhutan with a spurt from the 1960s when Bhutan's first modern five-year plan began. These numbers swelled significantly and later led to a crackdown by the government. Lhotshampas speak Nepali as their first language. Samchi, Chirang and Geylegphug are southern dzongkhags that have a large Lhotshampa community where most people speak Nepali. In southern Bhutan, Nepali used to be taught in the
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rainfall very sparse. Winter is marked with regular snowfall. Although Nepal's national language is Nepali but for Limi people Nepali is second language. Very few of villagers can speak good Nepali. That is because of people speak only Tibetan in daily basis and only few moment like documents work in government office and business with other. Tibetan language speak in Limi is seeming quite different. So, They and some other communities call this language "Limi Kye"; which means Limi language, but actually that language is same Tibetan. Tibetan language has so many dilation and They speak Tibetan with accent based
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Naxal School for the Deaf Naxal School for the Deaf (Nepali: ) is the first school for the deaf established in the (then) Kingdom of Nepal. It was originally established in 1966 in a room in a local hospital by an ENT doctor, but soon moved to its current site in Bal Mandir. Originally, the teaching philosophy was oralist, and when it was first established there was an American Peace Corps volunteer who provided auditory and speech training. A Total Communication approach was adopted starting in 1988. Although the current stated methodology is Bilingualism in Nepali Sign Language and Nepali,
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He also developed a software package complete with all Nepali characters. Certificates and checks were printed in the Nepali language using it. Now professional Nepali packages can be developed in the Nepali language. Sakya is still working towards computing with Nepali menus and commands so that people can work with computers without the knowledge of English. Muni Sakya has been experimenting on robotics for a number of years. Around 2004-2005, he developed a robot (known as the "Munis Robot") that can speak Nepali with the capability to discern obstacles by the help of built-in ultrasonic, infra red, mechanical whiskers, and
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works was only limited to them and few who also could receive education and understand Sanskrit. Many poets had written poems in Sanskrit while Acharya started to write in Nepali language which not only popularized the language but also gained him acceptance from the Rana Rulers. Acharya's benevolence towards Ram’s heroic exploits brought in him an urgency to make his tale accessible to the people who spoke Nepali. Since, most of the people did not understood Sanskrit language, he translated the epic into Nepali language. Preserving the lyrical narration style of Ramayana his translations are believed by scholars to carry
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into Nepali (i.e. when a signer spells out a personal or place name, or a Nepali word). The importance of the forms of this alphabet are, however, not restricted to this function. Indeed, fingerspelling handshapes have been widely used in development of new signs, through a process perhaps borrowed from America's various systems of Signed English, whereby the initial letter of the Nepali word is incorporated into the NSL, thus creating so-called "initialized signs". Perhaps more than anything else, it is this system of initialized signs which makes the lexicon of NSL structurally different from the lexicon of Indian Sign
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and had since been unable to play and was out of court. She was also the Nepal champion of 200m and 400m (under 16). Her name translates beautiful bird in Hebrew language. She passed SLC (School Leaving Certificate) from Fishtail Higher Secondary Boarding School of Pokhara. She graduated high school, and is known to be diligent with her studies. 2066 Winner in 8th girls 31st boys Interschool National Volleyball Championship, Kathmandu, 2066 Sipora Gurung Sipora Gurung (Nepali: ) is a Nepalese national women athlete, volleyball player, actress and beauty pageant winner. She is top 5 finalist of Miss Nepal 2013
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Training (SCERT) announced that Garhwali, Kumaoni, Jaunsari and Rang languages would be introduced on pilot basis for students in standard one to 10th in government schools Under the ‘Know Your Uttarakhand’ project. At the national level, there have been constant demands to include Garhwali in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India so that it could be made one of the Scheduled Language of India. In July 2010, a Member of Parliament from Pauri Garhwal, Satpal Maharaj brought a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha to include Garhwali and Kumaoni languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
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pages each, and were sold at the price of one anna. It was printed at Yugabani Press. The last issue of "Swatantra Nepali" was published on August 30, 1955. Publication was discontinued due to lack of funds. All in all, 46 issues of the newspaper had been printed. Swatantra Nepali Swatantra Nepali (, 'Free Nepali') was a Nepali language weekly newspaper published from Dehra Dun, India. The newspaper covered political issues of Nepal, and voiced opposition against Rana rule in the country. The first issue of "Swatantra Nepali" was published on August 21, 1954. The newspaper was published by Thakur
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Sign Language) should also generally be considered ergative in the patterning of actant incorporation in verbs. In sign languages that have been studied, classifier handshapes are incorporated into verbs, indicating the subject of intransitive verbs when incorporated, and the object of transitive verbs. (If we follow the "Semantic Phonology" model proposed by William Stokoe (1991) this ergative-absolutive patterning also works at the level of the lexicon: thus in Nepali Sign Language the sign for TEA has the motion for the verb DRINK with a manual alphabet handshape च /ca/ (standing for the first letter of the Nepali word TEA चिया
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cause of education and the system of rule of law in Nepal. Ram Raj Pant Prof. Ram Raj Pant (or Ramraj Pant, Nepali: or ) (1920–1993, Bikram Sambat 1976–2049) was a pioneering linguist of the Nepali language, literary writer and promoter of legal education in Nepal. In addition to publishing multiple volumes on Nepali linguistics, Ram Raj Pant led the establishment of Nepal Law College and was its founding Principal. Nepal Law College later became Nepal Law Campus under the Tribhuvan University. He was also the founding chairman and first visiting professor of Nepali language program at Banaras Hindu University.
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Swatantra Nepali Swatantra Nepali (, 'Free Nepali') was a Nepali language weekly newspaper published from Dehra Dun, India. The newspaper covered political issues of Nepal, and voiced opposition against Rana rule in the country. The first issue of "Swatantra Nepali" was published on August 21, 1954. The newspaper was published by Thakur Chandan Singh (that had run different magazines in the past, but left publishing in 1933). Thakur Pratap Singh, former Home and Development Minister of Bikaner State and a member of the Bikaner royal family, contributed to the finances of the newspaper. The issues of "Swatantra Nepali" covered 8-12
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Paro Valley. The national language is Bhutanese (Dzongkha), one of 53 languages in the Tibetan language family. The script, here called "Chhokey" ("Dharma language"), is identical to classical Tibetan. In the schools English is the medium of instruction and Dzongkha is taught as the national language. "Ethnologue" lists 24 languages currently spoken in Bhutan, all of them in the Tibeto-Burman family, except Nepali, an Indo-Aryan language. Until the 1980s, the government sponsored the teaching of Nepali in schools in southern Bhutan. With the adoption of "Driglam Namzhag" and its expansion into the idea of strengthening the role of Dzongkha, Nepali
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at 8th National Film Awards and lately awarded at 60th National Film Awards in 2012 and 64th National Film Awards in 2016. Per Constitution of India, Gujarati language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kashmiri is one of the National Film Awards given by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals, India. Till now, it is only awarded at 12th National Film Awards in 1964. Per Constitution of India, Kashmiri language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the
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genus of over 1000 species of woody plants in the heath family, either evergreen or deciduous. Most species have showy flowers. The national language of Nepal is Nepali language.Nepali or Nepalese (नेपाली) is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan and parts of India. In India, it is one of the country's 2nd official languages: Nepali has official language status in the formerly independent state of Sikkim and in West Bengal's Darjeeling district. Nepali developed in proximity to
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will bring Nepali law in line with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These laws will recognize the rights of the deaf to use Nepali Sign Language have it used in education, in social life, in the legal sphere, etc., and this should thus lead to official governmental recognition of Nepali Sign Language on a par with the various spoken languages of Nepal. The Sign Language of the Netherlands has not been recognised officially by law. There is some public funding for sign language projects. New Zealand Sign Language became the second official
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Languages of Bhutan There are two dozen languages of Bhutan, all members of the Tibeto-Burman language family except for Nepali, which is an Indo-Aryan language, and Bhutanese Sign Language. Dzongkha, the national language, is the only language with a native literary tradition in Bhutan, though Lepcha and Nepali are literary languages in other countries. Other non-Bhutanese minority languages are also spoken along Bhutan's borders and among the primarily Nepali-speaking Lhotshampa community in South and East Bhutan. The Central Bodish languages are a group of related Tibetic languages descended from Old Tibetan ("Chöke"). Most Bhutanese varieties of Central Bodish languages are
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for manufacturing computer cards, Sun Moon Computer Industry, in 1995, and also established Hi-Tech Pioneer Ltd, an Internet Service Provider. Sakya’s primary interest is in designing systems that can be operated in the Nepali language. It is not easy to program in the Nepali language. Because of the difficulty in programming, computing in Nepalese was limited to word processing. He did his first demonstration of computing in the Nepali language on a microcomputer with the display of Nepalese National Anthem in Devanagari script in 1983 on a CP/M-based computer. He received the Science Award in December 1983 for this work.
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the Candidates" aired as an interim series, 9:30–10:30 p.m., from mid-September until the November 8th election. 1960–61 United States network television schedule The 1960–61 United States network television schedule was for the period that began in September 1960 and ran through March 1961. Between January and June 1960, members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike, affecting the fall schedule. The networks had numerous holes, which were mostly filled with unscripted material, some of which included political programs in anticipation of the forthcoming presidential election. CBS gave the unprecedented step of showing episodes from previous seasons of popular
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SBOSE, which calls the Tibetan subject Bodhi. Private schools under the CBSE and the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh call it Tibetan. A section of Ladakhi society has been demanding inclusion of a newly named language, Bhoti, to be added to the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. They claim that Bhoti is spoken by Ladakhis, Baltis, Tibetans, and throughout the Himalayas from Baltistan to Arunachal Pradesh. Ladakhi language The Ladakhi language (), also called Bhoti or Bodhi, is a Tibetic language spoken in the Ladakh region of India. It is the predominant language in the Buddhist-dominated district of
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the World News Channel with SBS 2 (now SBS Viceland), and the bulletins also moved to the new channel under the "World Watch" banner. Bulletins air from 6am to 6pm, whereas SBS airs the bulletins between 5am and 1:30pm. In 2010, SBS added three new languages: Portuguese, Urdu and Hindi. In October 2015, SBS added eleven new languages to the World Watch schedule: African English, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Nepali, Punjabi, Romanian, Sinhalese, Somali, Tamil and Thai; and added more English language bulletins on SBS, which moved the Cantonese, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin bulletins from SBS to SBS 2. In determining
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in, among other places, Germany, France and Italy. The 2011 National census lists 123 languages spoken as a mother tongue (first language) in Nepal. Most belong to the Indo-Aryan and Sino-Tibetan language families. An overview of Nepali languages is found in the work of Toba, Toba, and Rai. The official language of Nepal is Nepali (नेपाली), formerly called Khaskura then Gorkhali. According to the 2011 national census, the percentage of people with Nepali as the mother tongue is 44.6%. In the Norwegian census of 1970, in limited areas in Northern Norway, people were identified by ethnicity and language. Such information
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Konkani language Konkani () is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-European family of languages and is spoken by Konkani people along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution and the official language of the Indian state of Goa. The first Konkani inscription is dated 1187 A.D. It is a minority language in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu. Konkani is a member of the southern Indo-Aryan language group. It retains elements of Proto-Dravidian structures and shows similarities with
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during the autocratic Rana period. In all these years, Nepali has had influences from many languages. While Nepali is technically from the same family as languages like Hindi and Bengali, it has taken many loan words. Words like "dhoka" "door", "jhyāl" "window", "pasal" "shop", and "rāngo" "water buffalo' have Tibeto-Burmese roots. Words like "sahīd" "martyr" (ultimately from Arabic) and "kānun" "law" (ultimately from Greek, came from Persian into Nepali, as the former functioned as the literary language of much of the Muslim world for over a millennium). Many English words are in use today due to the rising popularity of
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Basti, Bimal Bhoikaje, Gayatri Bist, R. M. Dangol, Prateek Dhakal, Padam Gautam, Jyoti Jungle, Amog Kafle, Khadga Sen Oli, Sudip Pakhrin, Ramesh Paudel, Biplov Prateek, Hom Parbag, Vyakul Pathak, Khumnarayan Poudel, Saran Rai, Vishnu Rai, Rasa, Shyam Rimal, Promod Snehi, Chunky Shrestha, Rajendra Shrestha, Prakash Silwal, Prahlas Sindulee, Lal Gopal Subedi, Bimala Tumkhewa, Tanka Uprety, and Gyanendra Vivash can be cited. Nepali language speakers are rapidly migrating around the globe and many books of Nepali language literature are published from different corners of the world. Diasporic literature has developed new ways of thinking and created a new branch in Nepali
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Nepali language. Democracy lasted for a brief period, and Newar and other languages of Nepal entered a second dark age with the dissolution of parliament and the imposition of the Panchayat system in 1960. Under its policy of "one nation, one language", only the Nepali language was promoted, and all the other languages of Nepal were suppressed as "ethnic" or "local" languages. In 1963, Kathmandu Municipality's decision to recognize Newar was revoked. In 1965, the language was also banned from being broadcast over Radio Nepal. Those who protested against the ban were put in prison, including Buddhist monk Sudarshan Mahasthavir.
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languages that she believed should be included in the Eighth Schedule. SP member Rama Shankar Kaushik felt that the Government needed to differentiate between ""Bhasaha aur Boli"" (language and dialect), stating, "If you cease to differentiate between language and dialect, you will end up reducing the status of Hindi as the official language and that will create tension on the basis of language." RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav felt that inclusion of a language or dialect in the Eighth Schedule should be done carefully and comprehensively to ensure that there was no dispute on the language medium of examinations, finding
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an accusative, partly an ergative pivot, but accusative syntax is more prominent in terms of frequency. The phonemes in parentheses only occur in loanwords from Nepali. Belhare language Belhare (), also known as Athpariya II (not to be confused with Athpariya I), is a Kiranti language spoken by some 2,000 people living on Belhara Hill, at the southern foothills of the Himalayas situated in the Dhankuta District, Kosi Zone in eastern Nepal. All speakers of Belhare are bilingual in Nepali, which results in frequent code mixing and a large amount of Nepali loan-words. Nevertheless, the grammar of Belhare has maintained
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affect NSL. Researchers have discussed the homesign systems generated by Deaf Nepalese in the absence of or in addition to NSL, which are one source of linguistic variation in the language and the potential impact of late exposure to NSL on signing practice. In addition, scholars have noted that first exposure to signing practice often takes place in schools for the deaf, where classes are taught primarily by hearing teachers who use Signed Nepali or Sign-Supported Nepali (that is, signing that uses lexical items from NSL but grammatical constructions from spoken Nepali); this code can become another source of variation
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Library" application in App stores. Bible translations into Nepali The New Testament was translated into the Nepali language in 1821 by Carey's Serampore mission. The complete Bible was translated by Newari pastor Ganga Prasad Pradhan in 1914. In 2010, the New Testament of New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released by Jehovah's Witnesses in Nepali. It was published online (also offline in PDF format) with mobile versions released through "JW Library" application in App stores. In 2018, complete New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released by Jehovah's Witnesses in Nepali. It is available on jw.org, Watchtower
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Bible translations into Nepali The New Testament was translated into the Nepali language in 1821 by Carey's Serampore mission. The complete Bible was translated by Newari pastor Ganga Prasad Pradhan in 1914. In 2010, the New Testament of New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released by Jehovah's Witnesses in Nepali. It was published online (also offline in PDF format) with mobile versions released through "JW Library" application in App stores. In 2018, complete New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released by Jehovah's Witnesses in Nepali. It is available on jw.org, Watchtower Online Library and through "JW
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and Pakistan's leading English language daily, "The News International". He joined BBC World Service in 1995 as a producer with BBC Nepali Service. Later he worked on English language flagship programmes, including "World Today" and "Newshour". He was appointed as the chief editor of BBC Nepali Service in 2006. On 28 February 2017, Mishra resigned from BBC Nepali Service to enter politics. He stated that the reason behind his move was to "create a common platform to bring together honest and capable Nepalis from all walks of life for the sake of clean politics to transform Nepal." The next day
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Portuguese influence is also evident in the Marathi–Konkani spoken in the former Northern Konkan district, Thane a variant of Konkani used by East Indians Catholic community. Konkani language Konkani () is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-European family of languages and is spoken by Konkani people along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution and the official language of the Indian state of Goa. The first Konkani inscription is dated 1187 A.D. It is a minority language in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala, Dadra and
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Maithili was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution as a recognised Indian language, which allows it to be used in education, government, and other official contexts in India. The Maithili language is included as an in the UPSC Exam. In 2007, Maithili was included in the Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063, Part 1, Section 5 as a recognized Nepalese language. In March 2018, Maithili received the second official language status in the Indian state of Jharkhand. In India, Maithili is spoken mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand in the districts of Darbhanga, Samastipur, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Khagaria,
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giving the language recognition as one of the recognised official languages of India as per the 8th schedule of the Constitution. The official form is the dialect spoken in Agartala, the state capital of Tripura. Kokborok is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Bodo–Garo branch. It is closely related to the Bodo and Dimasa languages of neighbouring Assam. The Garo language is also a related language spoken in neighbouring Bangladesh and the state of Meghalaya. Kókborok is not a single language but a collective name for the several languages and dialects spoken in Tripura. "Ethnologue" lists Usoi (Kau Brung), Riang (Polong-O),
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the status of "second state language" in the Indian state of Jharkhand since 2018. It shares this status with 15 other languages, including Maithili. Angika Angika (अंगिका) or Chhika-Chhiki is a language spoken primarily in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India and the Terai region of Nepal.It belongs to the Eastern Indo-Aryan language family. It is closely related to languages such as Bengali, Assamese, Oriya, Maithili and Magahi. Angika is not listed in the 8th schedule of the constitution of India. Nevertheless, Angika language movements have advocated its inclusion, and a submitted request is currently pending with the Government.
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Cup. As well as the AFC President's Cup, minor foreign tournaments, and several other international competitions. In 2010, GoalNepal.com Nepali was launched, which specialised in football news in the Nepali language exclusively. However, for unknown reasons the service closed. It wasn't until 2012, that CEO Bikram Thapa relaunched the Nepali version of GoalNepal.com. GoalNepal.com GoalNepal.com is the largest independent football website in Nepal, with 2 language editions with several reporters in different countries. GoalNepal.com provides readers with news, live scores, match previews, and editorials. GoalNepal.com is also available on multiple platforms. Moreover, the site plays an active role in social
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the pronunciation pattern of Doteli language is quite similar to the Jumli dialect of Nepali. Doteli 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 6 of Constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015). There are four main dialects of Doteli, namely Baitadeli, Bajhangi Nepali, Darchuli and Doteli. The mutual intelligibility between these dialects is high and all dialects of Doteli are able to share
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Doteli 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 6 of Constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015). There are four main dialects of Doteli, namely Baitadeli, Bajhangi Nepali, Darchuli and Doteli. The mutual intelligibility between these dialects is high and all dialects of Doteli are able to share language-based materials. Doteli is closely related to the Achhameli and Bajureli dialects of Nepali. Moreover,
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believed to be from Sinja of Jumla. Therefore, the Nepali dialect “Khas Bhasa” is still spoken among the people of the region. It is also known as "Khey" (the native term for Khas Arya living in the periphery of the Kathmandu valley), "Parbate" (native term meaning "of the hill") or "Partya" among the Newar people, and "Pahari" among the Madhesis and Tharus. Other names include Dzongkha "Lhotshammikha" ("Southern Language", spoken by the Lhotshampas of Bhutan). Nepali developed a significant literature within a short period of a hundred years in the 19th century. This literary explosion was fueled by Adhyatma Ramayana;
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songs. Shweta was also a top contestant on a number of national music reality shows Nepali Tara (second season) and Bagina. Shweta Punjali iprimarily a Nepali Adhunik (Nepali modern/contemporary) singer and her songs generally use western musical instruments such as the keyboard, guitar, violin and percussion. In addition singing in Nepali language, she also sings religious (bhajans) and classical Hindi, Bengali and Pakistani Punjabi and Urdu songs. She also sings western pop and indipop. She has trained under the highly respected music teacher Gurudev Kamat at the Nepal Music Centre in both classical and contemporary styles of Nepali singing. In
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Film Awards in 2011 to "Dille Ch Vasya Koi" (2011) directed by Sanjeev Rattan. As per the Constitution of India, Dogri language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. Dogri cinema Dogri Cinema or Pahariwood refers to cinema in Dogri language, a language included in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution, spoken primarily in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir state, Northern Punjab, Himachal Pradesh of India and Azad Jammu-Kashmir Area. The first Dogri language film, a black and white film "Gallan Hoyein Beetiyan", was made in 1966 while the first colour film in
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is not the director of this movie. The poster reveals that the director of Satya Harischadra is Sangh Rathi. Satya Harischadra was made inspired by Hindi movie Raja Harischandra. Satya Harishchandra (1951 film) Satya Harischandra is a 1951 Nepalese movie based on Raja Satya Harischandra directed by DB Pariyar. It was the first ever Nepali language movie. Satya Harischadra is said to have directed by DB Pariyar. It is supposed to be the first movie in Nepali language. Recently, Nepali literature and explorer Abhinash Shrestha has shown an unreleased poster of the movie "Satya Harischandra", where we can find the
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in Hong Kong. Later it became widely popular in the Nepali community as impartial and trustworthy news broadcasting. Today the broadcasts are received by Nepali speakers worldwide. BBC Nepali concentrates on news, analysis, and discussion. It covers 45 minutes of Radio Time. A daily fifteen-minute program is transmitted at 07:15 AM (UTC +1:30) and half-hour program is transmitted at 8:45 PM (UTC +5:45). Basically, the half- hour program is concentrated just on news & other certain programmes like BBC common issues program is a very effective program. BBC Nepali BBC Nepali (Nepali: बीबीसी नेपाली) is one of the 27 language
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