Learn Newari

January 3, 2020

Learn Newari with Akash
Nepal bhasha which is popularly known as Newari language. Officially it is known as Nepalbhasa. It is mainly spoken in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur but it is also spoken at other parts of Nepal. The percentage of people speaking Nepal bhasha has dropped. Newar culture and language are under threat. So it is our duty to learn Newari language and protect it for the next generation. According to the sources I came to know that the language has been listed as being “definitely endangered” by UNESCO. It is not so difficult to learn Newari language. Here you’ll find some text for practice and for full content you can check video at the bottom of the page.

Daily used Newari words:

Namaste: Jwajalapa (Jwa-ja-la-pa) नमस्ते
Welcome: laskus (Las-kus) लस्कुस
Thank you: subhaye (Su-bhaye) सुभाये
Best Wishes: bhintuna (Bhin-tu-na) भिंन्तुना
Yes: kha ख
No makhu (ma-khu) मखु

Grandfather: bajya (Ba-jya) बाज्या
Grandmother: ahji (ah-ji) अजि
Father: baa बा
Mother: maa माँ
Husband: bhaata (Bhaa-ta) भा-त
Wife: kala (Ka-la) क-ला
Elder brother: dai-cha (Dai-cha) दाईचा
Elder sister: tatah (Ta-tah) त-ता
Younger brother: kija (Ki-ja) किजा
Younger sister: keh कें
Maternal uncle: paju (Pa-ju) पाजु
Maternal aunt: male (Ma-le) मले

Time: e ई
Tomorrow: kane (Ka-ne) कने
Yesterday: mhiga (Mhi-ga) म्हिग
Midnight: chane (Cha-ne) चाने
Evening: bani (Ba-ni) बनि / ब-हनि
Day after tomorrow: Kah-sa कं-स
Day before yesterday: mhiiga (Mhi-i-ga) म्हीईग
Early: nhapaa (Nha-paa) न्हापां
Now: ah आ
Immediately: thathe (Tha-the) थ-थें
Last year: thaune (Thau-ne) थौने
Later: lipa (li-pa) लिपा
Next year: aikwan (ai-kwan) आइक्वं
This year: thugusi (Thu-gu-si) थुगुसि
Sometimes: gable gable (Gab-le Gab-le) गब्लें गब्लें

This: thwa (Thwa) थ्व
That: wa वा
What: chuu छू
When: gable (Gab-le) गब्लें
Where: gana (Ga-na) ग-न
Which: gu गू
Who: सु
Why: chaye छाये
Whose: Suya (Su-ya) सुया
How: gathe (Ga-the) गथे
How much: gu-li (Gu-li) गुलि

Left: daypay (Day-paay) देपा/देपाए
Right: jaway (Ja-way) जवे
Straight ahead: tapyanka (Ta-pyanka) तप्यंक

Hepni manxe lai dis/thes hanne auda garne yestai yestai kura garyo bhanae bhai hami manchae haru collapse gari dinchau

हेप्ने मान्छेलाई थीश हाने ? औदा गर्ने येस्तै येस्तै कुरा गर्यो भने भाई हामी मान्छेहरु कोल्यप्स गरिदिन्छौं

हेपे याऊ मनुत थीश हाने याऊ ? औदा याऊ थयाऊ थयाऊ खं ल्हात कि भाईचा जिम्सं मनुत कोल्यप्स याना बि

Money in Newari language – Dhyabaa ध्यबा

Wife in Newari language – Kala क-ला

Buda in Newari language or Husband in Newari language – Bhaata भा-त

Girl in Newari language – Misa मिसा

Boy in Newari language – Mija मिजँ

Money in Newari language – Dhyaba ध्यबा

Tea in Newari language – Chyaa च्या

I love you more in Newari – Ji chhanta yakko matinaa yaanaa जिँ छँन्त यक्को मतिना याना

Try to understand
Bujhne kosis gara. बुझ्ने कोसिस् गर ।
Newari: Thuieki थुईकि It is pronounced as thui-e-ki.

It’s cold.
Jado vayo vanna lai k vanxa जाडो भयो भन्न लाई के भन्छ?
Newari: Chikula चिकुल It is pronounced ad chi-ku-la

How are you?
K xa khabar? के छ खबर?
Newari: chu du khabar? छु दु खबर?

Nothing
Kei vako xaina. केहि भएको छैन ।
Newari: chu na maju. छु न मजु ।

What are you doing?
K gardai xas? के गर्दै छस्?
Chu yana chowna? छु याना चोव्ना? Here chu means what and doing means yana chowna. It is pronounced as chu ya-na chow-na.

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