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YomhaBhaju Newa Stickers in Handwriting Nepal Lipi - Learn Nepal Bhasa. New Nepali Fonts: कुटाक्षर Kutakshar Monogram Script - Nepal Bhasa Newa.
A collection of useful phrases in Newari / Nepal Bhasa, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Nepal, India and Bhutan.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
English | नेपाल भाषा (Newari / Nepal Bhasa) |
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Welcome | लसकुस |
Hello (General greeting) | ज्वजलपा |
How are you? | म्हं फु ला? |
Reply to 'How are you?' | जितः ला म्हं फु, छन्तः ले? |
Long time no see | गुल्लि दत मखङ्गु। |
What's your name? | छिगू नां छु? |
My name is ... | जिगू नां ... खः। |
Where are you from? | छि गनं खः? |
I'm from ... | जि... नं खः। |
Pleased to meet you | छितः नापलानां लय्ताल |
Good morning (Morning greeting) | भिं सुथ |
Good day | भिं न्हि |
Good night | भिं चा |
Goodbye (Parting phrases) | |
Good luck! | भिंतुना |
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) | |
Have a nice day | दिं बां लायेमा। |
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal | |
Bon voyage / Have a good journey | |
I understand | |
I don't understand | जिं मथुल |
I don't know | |
Please speak more slowly | भतिचा बुलुहुँ नुहंवानादिसँ। |
Please say that again | हाकनं धयादिसँ। |
Please write it down | कृपया च्वयादिसँ । |
Do you speak English? | |
Do you speak Newari? | छितः नेपालभास न्वंवाये वः ला? |
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') | भतिचा वः। |
Speak to me in Newari / Nepal Bhasa | |
How do you say ... in Newari / Nepal Bhasa? | छिसं ... यातः नेपालभासय् छु धयादी? |
Excuse me | छ्यमा यानादिसँ |
How much is this? | थुकय्या गुलि? |
Sorry | छ्यमा यानादिसँ |
Please | |
Thank you | सुभाय् |
Reply to thank you | |
Where's the toilet / bathroom? | खिखांमुगः गन दु? |
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything | वय्कलं द्यबा पुलादी। |
Would you like to dance with me? | जि नापं प्याखं ल्हुइ मंदु? |
I miss you | |
I love you | जितः छ नापं मतिना दु। |
Get well soon | याकनं लनेमा। |
Go away! | |
Leave me alone! | जितः याकःचा त्वःताबिउ।! |
Help! | ग्वहालि! |
Fire! | मिँ! |
Stop! | आसे! |
Call the police! | पुलिस सःतादिसँ।! |
Christmas greetings | भिं ख्रिस्मस |
New Year greetings | न्हू दँया भिंतुना |
Easter greetings | |
Birthday greetings | बुदिंया भिंतुना/जर्मनिंया भिंतुना |
One language is never enough | छगू भाय् जक्क गुबलें गाइ मखु। |
My hovercraft is full of eels |
Phrases provided by Krozan Kapali
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about the Newari language and the Ranjana script | Phrases
Links
Other collections of Newari phrases
http://nepaliaustralian.com/tag/learn-basic-newari/
http://wronglart.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/newari-dictionary-some-newari-words-and.html
http://nepaliaustralian.com/tag/learn-basic-newari/
http://wronglart.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/newari-dictionary-some-newari-words-and.html
Phrases in Tibeto-Burman languages
Burmese, Dzongkha, Manipuri, Newari / Nepal Bhasa, Tibetan
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The Ranjana script, which is also known as Kutila or Lantsa, is one of the many alphabets derived from the Brahmi script. It developed during the 11th century AD and was used until the mid-20th century in India and Nepal by the Newari people to write the Newari language.
Tibetans use this script, which they call Lantsa, for writing the Sanskrit titles of books which have been translated from Sanskrit to Tibetan, and for decoration in temples and mandalas. There are also a few texts printed with alternating lines in Sanskrit in the Lantsa script followed by a Tibetan translation. There were many original Sanskrit manuscripts written in Lantsa preserved in the old monasteries of Tibet but most of these were destroyed following the Chinese take-over.
In addition, the Ranjana script is/was used mainly for decoration by Buddhists in China, Mongolia and Japan.
Notable features
- Type of writing system: syllabic alphabet - each letter has an inherent vowel [a]. Other vowels can be indicated using a separate letters or diacritics.
- Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines.
Used to write:
Nepal Bhasa (नेपाल भाषा / Newah Bhaye / Newari), a member of the Tibeto-Burman group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nepal, India, especially in Sikkim and West Bengal, and Bhutan by about 800,000 people.
As well as the Ranjana script, Nepal Bhasa has been written with the Brahmi, Gupta, Prachalit, Bhujimol and Devanagari script.
Also used to write Sanskrit, the classical language of India.
Vowels and vowel diacritics (स्वर वण)
Consonants (व्यञ्जना वण)
Numerals (अङ्क)
Sample text (by Krozan Kapali)
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Translation
Every person should be given his right and should live being as brothers and sisters.
Devanagari script for Nepal Bhasa
Sample videos in Nepal Bhasa / Newari
Information about the Newari language and the Ranjana script | Phrases
Links
Details of the Nepal Bhasa/Newari language and the Ranjana script
http://malaiya.tripod.com/ranjana/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjana_script
http://malaiya.tripod.com/ranjana/Ranjana.pdf
http://malaiya.tripod.com/ranjana/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjana_script
http://malaiya.tripod.com/ranjana/Ranjana.pdf
Online Nepal Bhasa lessons, dictionary and other resources
http://nepalbhasa.co.cc
http://nepalbhasa.co.cc
Online Newari dictionary
http://glosbe.com/en/new/
http://glosbe.com/en/new/
Online Newari phrases
http://nepaliaustralian.com/tag/learn-basic-newari/
http://wronglart.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/newari-dictionary-some-newari-words-and.html
http://nepaliaustralian.com/tag/learn-basic-newari/
http://wronglart.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/newari-dictionary-some-newari-words-and.html
Newari fonts
http://www.easynepalityping.com/newari-fonts-download
http://www.easynepalityping.com/newari-fonts-download
Sandhya Times - online Newari newspaper
http://www.nepalnews.com.np/sandyatimes.htm
http://www.nepalnews.com.np/sandyatimes.htm
Tibeto-Burman languages
Achang, Arakanese, Balti, Bantawa, Bisu, Drung, Dzongkha, Garo, Hajong, Hani, Hmar, Jingpho, Karen, Kayah Li, Ladakhi, Lahu, Lepcha, Limbu, Lipo, Lisu, Manipuri, Marma, Mro, Naxi, Nepal Bhasa / Newari, Sikkimese, Sunuwar, Tangkhul Naga, Tibetan, Tshangla, Tujia, Yi
Languages written with the Devanāgarī alphabet
Awadhi, Bodo, Bhojpuri, Garhwali, Hindi, Jarawa, Kashmiri, Konkani, Kurukh, Magahi, Maithili, Marathi, Marwari, Mundari, Nepal Bhasa / Newari, Nepali, Pali, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Saraiki, Shina, Sindhi, Sunuwar, Sylheti
Syllabic alphabets / abugidas
- Ahom,
- Badaga,
- Balinese,
- Batak,
- Baybayin (Tagalog),
- Bengali,
- Bilang-bilang,
- Bima,
- Blackfoot,
- Brahmi,
- Buhid,
- Burmese,
- Carrier,
- Chakma,
- Cham,
- Cree,
- Dehong Dai,
- Devanagari,
- Ditema,
- Dives Akuru,
- Ethiopic,
- Evēla Akuru,
- Fraser,
- Gondi,
- Grantha,
- Gujarati,
- Gupta,
- Gurmukhi,
- Hanifi,
- Hanuno'o,
- Inuktitut,
- Javanese,
- Jenticha,
- Kaithi,
- Kannada,
- Kawi,
- Kerinci,
- Kharosthi,
- Khmer,
- Khojki,
- Kulitan,
- Lampung,
- Lanna,
- Lao,
- Lepcha,
- Limbu,
- Lontara/Makasar,
- Lota Ende,
- Malayalam,
- Manpuri,
- Meroïtic,
- Modi,
- Mon,
- Mongolian Horizontal Square Script,
- Ojibwe,
- Odia,
- Pahawh Hmong,
- Pallava,
- Phags-pa,
- Ranjana,
- Redjang,
- Sasak,
- Satera Jontal,
- Shan,
- Sharda,
- Siddham,
- Sindhi,
- Sinhala,
- Sorang Sompeng,
- Sourashtra,
- Soyombo,
- Sundanese,
- Syloti Nagri,
- Tagbanwa,
- Takri,
- Tamil,
- Thaana,
- Telugu,
- Thai,
- Tibetan,
- Tigalari (Tulu),
- Tikamuli,
- Tocharian,
- Tolong Siki,
If you need to type in many different languages, the Q International Keyboard can help. It enables you to type almost any language that uses the Latin, Cyrillic or Greek alphabets, and is free.
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.fr are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site.
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