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Nepal Bhasa Series is an up-to-date survey of the contemporary Nepal Bhasa. This series has a special purpose. It teaches Nepal Bhasa, one of the mother tongues of the inhabitants of the people of the country, to beginners and interested all. Those who are interested in learning this language including non-Newars as well will be provided with the self learning lessons via series of lessons. An attempt has been made to teach Nepal Bhasa through the medium of Nepali and English languages. The words of the Nepal Bhasa and Nepali language have been transliterated in Roman letters. It is expected that non-Newars and Newars as well will be benefited from the following Roman Transliteration.

Roman transliteration of the Nepal Bhasa, Nepali and English languages in common is given below:

अं¹ – अं – long nasal sound in Nepal Bhasa
     – अँ – short nasal sound in Nepal Bhasa

 

न्ह्² / म्ह्³ / ल्ह्⁴– न्ह्, म्ह् and ल्ह् sounds are not available in the English and Nepali languages but they are available in the Nepal Bhasa. (Source: Malla K.P. (ed):  A dictionary of Classical Newari, 2000)

श्⁵ / ष्⁶ – श्  and ष् sounds are not available in the Nepal Bhasa

 

The diacritic symbols mentioned in the table are given below with their meanings. 

 (Source: Turner, R. L.: A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language, 1990)