Danwar language

Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal
Danuwar
Native toNepal
EthnicityDanuwar people
Native speakers
46,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language family
Indo-European
  • Indo-Iranian
    • Indo-Aryan
      • Eastern Zone (Magadhan)
        • Bihari
          • (unclassified)
            • Kuswaric
              • Danuwar
Language codes
ISO 639-3
dhw – Dhanwar
Glottologdhan1265  -Done Danuwar
koch1253  Kochariya-East Danuwar
ELPDhanwar

Danwar (also rendered Danuwar, 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.

References

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