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MRD ISO 639-3

Magar, Western

मगर ढुट‎ (magar ḍhuṭ) Autonym

A language of Nepal

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Magar, Magari, Mangar, Mangari, Syangja Magar
Autonym
मगर ढुट‎ (magar ḍhuṭ)
Population
308,000 (2001 census), decreasing. 789,000 all Magar in Nepal (2011 census). Census statistics likely include non-ethnic Magars and many that do not speak Magar.
Location:
Gandaki province: East Nawalparasi district, northern hills; Syangja district, southern municipalities; Tanahun district, southern municipalities; Lumbini province: Palpa district, widespread.
Language Status
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Magar.
Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Himalayan, Central Himalayan, Kham-Magar, Magar
Dialects
Palpa, Syangja. Some differences between dialects, yet reportedly high intellligibility.
Typology
SOV; postpositions, but mostly case clitics; noun head final; alienable and inalienable noun classes; content q-word in situ; up to 3 prefixes, up to 7 suffixes; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; verbal affixation marks person and number; ergativity; tense and aspect; passives; nontonal; 33 to 37 consonant and 6 vowel phonemes.
Language Use
Mixed use: Home, friends, work. Some young people, all adults. Elderly. Some use among children, adolescents, young and older adults. Mixed attitudes. Rhetoric is positive but language conservation is generally not implemented. Most also use Nepali [npi].
Language Development
Literature. Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Magar, Western
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu.

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Location: Gandaki province: East Nawalparasi district, northern hills; Syangja district, southern municipalities; Tanahun district, southern municipalities; Lumbini province: Palpa district, widespread.