Palpa
A language of Nepal
| Population | 7,560 (2000). |
| Region | Lumbini zone, Palpa town. |
| Language map |
Western Nepal, reference number 80 |
| Alternate names | Pahari-Palpa |
| Dialects | This language stands midway between Nepali [nep] (Eastern Pahari) and Kumaoni [kfy] (Central Pahari). Sometimes considered a Kumaoni or Nepali dialect. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Eastern Pahari |
| Language development | NT: 1827. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. |
| Comments | There is also a dialect of Newar [new] called Pahari. The term literally means ‘of the hills’. |
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