Classical Newar

Classical Nepal Bhasa
Classical Nepal Bhasa
Old Newar
पुलाङु नेपाल भास
Native to	Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet, India
Era	developed into Nepal Bhasa ca. 1850; continues as a literary and liturgical language
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Himalayish Classical Nepal Bhasa; ; ;
Writing system	Nepalese scripts: Ranjana script, Prachalit script, Bhujimol script, Golmol script, Litumol script, Other: Brahmi script, Kutila script, Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-2	nwc
ISO 639-3	nwc
Glottolog	None

Classical Newar (Modern: पुलां भाय्, Classical: पुलाङ्गु नेपाल भाय्), also known as Old Newar or Classical Nepal Bhasa, is the pre-1850 literary form of Nepal Bhasa. It is an important source language for historians and linguists. The classical Newari language has also been considered a hybrid in which an extensive Sanskrit superstrate was grafted on to the Tibeto-Burman base.

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