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:
maa aakha: / Swar Varna / Vowels | Illustrations | |
अ | a | as in again, allow |
आ | ā | as in art, cart |
इ | i | as in lift, city |
ई | ī | as in eat, seat |
उ | u | as in put, book |
ऊ | ũ | as in pool, moon |
ऋ | ŗ | not available in English |
ए | e | as in egg, get (slightly palatalized in Nepal Bhasa) |
ऐ | ai | not available in English (This sound can be equated with diphthong /õI/) |
ओ | o | as in cough, hot |
औ | au | as in so, home |
अँ | F | not available in English |
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अ: | h | not available in English |
à ¤…à ¤‚1 – à ¤…à ¤‚ – long nasal sound in Nepal Bhasa
    – à ¤…à ¤ â€“ short nasal sound in Nepal Bhasa
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Vyanjan Varna | Consonants | Illustrations |
Â à ¤•à ¥ |  k |  as in king, sky |
Â à ¤–à ¥ |  kh |  not available in English |
Â à ¤—à ¥ |  g |  as in go, big |
Â à ¤˜à ¥ |  gh |  not available in English |
Â à ¤™à ¥ |  nׂ(Symbol above 'n') |  as in singer, ring |
Â à ¤šà ¥ |  c |  as in charm, match ([ch] is rather stop in Nepali and Nepal Bhasa both) |
Â à ¤›à ¥ |  ch |  not available in English |
Â à ¤œà ¥ |  j |  as in pigeon, zoo, measure (however Nepali à ¤œà ¥Â most similar with /z/ in English) |
Â à ¤Âà ¥ |  jh |  not available in English |
Â à ¤žà ¥ |  nˆ(Symbol above 'n') |  not available in Englis |
Â à ¤Ÿà ¥ |  á¹Â |  as in ten, cattle |
Â à ¤ à ¥ |  á¹Âh |  not available in English |
Â à ¤¡à ¥ |  ḍ | as in that, either  |
Â à ¤¢à ¥ |  dÌ£h |  not available in English |
Â à ¤£à ¥ |  nÌ£ | not available in English |
Â à ¤¤à ¥ |  t |  not available in English |
Â à ¤¥à ¥ |  th |  as in think, nothing ( /th/ is rather stop in Nepali and Nepal Bhasa both) |
Â à ¤¦à ¥ |  d |  as in though, together ( /th/ is rather stop in Nepali and Nepal Bhasa both) |
Â à ¤§à ¥ |  dh |  not available in English |
Â à ¤¨à ¥ |  n |  as in nose, nest |
Â à ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥Â2 |  nh |  not available in English |
Â à ¤ªà ¥ |  p |  as in pen, past |
Â à ¤«à ¥ |  ph |  as in fat, calf ([ph] is rather bilabial in Nepal Bhasa and Nepali as well) |
Â à ¤¬à ¥ |  b |  as in ball, celebration |
Â à ¤Âà ¥ |  bh |  as in cave, vine ([bh] is rather bilabial in Nepal Bhasa and Nepali as well) |
Â à ¤®à ¥ |  m |  as in mass, nominal |
Â à ¤®à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥Â3 |  mh |  not available in English |
Â à ¤¯à ¥ |  y |  as in yak, yatch |
Â à ¤°à ¥ |  r |  as in rat, very |
Â à ¤²à ¥ |  l |  as in leg, salt |
Â à ¤²à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥Â4 |  lh |  not available in English |
Â à ¤µà ¥ |  v/w |  as in van, cave |
Â à ¤¶à ¥Â5 |  ś |  as in she, cashier |
Â à ¤·à ¥Â6 |  sÌ£ | not available in English |
Â à ¤¸à ¥ |  s |  as in see, cost |
Â à ¤¹ |  h |  as in hot, ahead |
Â à ¤•à ¥Âà ¤· |  ks |  not available in English |
Â à ¤¤à ¥Âà ¤° |  tr |  not available in English |
à ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥Â2 / à ¤®à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥Â3 / à ¤²à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥Â4– à ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥Â, à ¤®à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥ and à ¤²à ¥Âà ¤¹à ¥ 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)
à ¤¶à ¥Â5 / à ¤·à ¥Â6 – à ¤¶à ¥Â and à ¤·à ¥ sounds are not available in the Nepal Bhasa
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The diacritic symbols mentioned in the table are given below with their meanings.ÂÂ
Symbols | Nepal Bhasa | Nepali Language | English Language |
 ~ | à ¤¨à ¤¾à ¤¸à ¤¿à ¤•à ¥Âà ¤¯ (nasikya) | Â à ¤¨à ¤¾à ¤¸à ¤¿à ¤•à ¥Âà ¤¯ (nasikya) |  nasalized sound |
 . | Â à ¤¸à ¤¿à ¤¨à ¤«à ¥Âà ¤¤à ¤¿ (sinaphuti) | Â à ¤¶à ¤¿à ¤°à ¤µà ¤¿à ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¦à ¥ (sirbindu) |  The nasal sound marked by a dot(.) over the line |
 F | Â à ¤®à ¤¿à ¤²à ¤¾à ¤«à ¥Âà ¤¤à ¤¿ (milaphuti) | Â à ¤šà ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¦à ¥Âà ¤°à ¤µà ¤¿à ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¦à ¥ (chandrabindu) |  not available in English |
 : | Â à ¤²à ¤¿à ¤«à ¥Âà ¤¤à ¤¿ (liphuti) | Â à ¤¬à ¤¿à ¤¸à ¤°à ¥Âà ¤— (bisarga) |  a: (a with emphasis) |
 (Source: Turner, R. L.: A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language, 1990)