The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: MRD
ISO 639-2: sit
| Population | 210,000 (1994). |
| Region | West of Pokhara, Tansen highway, Surkhet, Banke, and Dialekh districts, Bheri Zone; Pokhara and Syangja districts, Morang and Dhankuta districts, Koshi Zone, Nawalparasi District, Lumbini Zone. The center is Surkhet District. |
| Alternate names | MAGAR, MAGARI, MANGGAR, MAGAR NUWAKOT |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kham-Magar-Chepang-Sunwari, Magar. |
| Comments | Partially bilingual in Nepali. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 15%. Agriculturalists, pastoralists. Hindu. |
