Musasa language

Indo-Aryan language of Nepal
Musasa
Native toNepal
Native speakers
50,000 (2003)[1]
Language family
Indo-European
  • Indo-Iranian
    • Indo-Aryan
      • Eastern
        • Bihari
          • Tharu
            • Musasa
Language codes
ISO 639-3smm
Glottologmusa1263

Musasa an Indo-Aryan language of Nepal. It belongs to the Bihari group and is spoken in the Janakpur, Kosi and Sagarmatha zones.[2] It is predominantly spoken by members of the Musahar caste.

References

  1. ^ Musasa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Musasa at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018) Closed access icon
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