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Magar Dhut (, ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken mainly in , southern , and in , and , , by the . It is divided into two groups (Eastern and Western) and further dialect divisions give distinct tribal identity. In Nepal 810,000 people speak the language.

While the government of Nepal developed Magar language curricula, as provisioned by the constitution, the teaching materials have never successfully reached Magar schools, where most school instruction is in the . It is not unusual for groups with their own language to feel that the "mother-tongue" is an essential part of identity.

The Dhut Magar language is sometimes lumped with the Magar Kham language spoken further west in Bheri, Dhaulagiri, and Rapti zones. Although the two languages share many common words, they have major structural differences and are not mutually intelligible.


Geographical distribution

Western Magar
Western Magar (dialects: Palpa and Syangja) is spoken in the following districts of Nepal ( ).


Eastern Magar
Eastern Magar (dialects: Gorkha, Nawalparasi, and Tanahu) is spoken in the following districts of Nepal ( ).


India
  • (Magar language is one of the additional official language)
  • Darjeeling district and Kalimpong district of
  • Golaghat district, Sonitpur district and Tinsukia district districts of
  • Some parts of


Phonology

Consonants
*-only occur in the Tanahu dialect.

is only a marginal phoneme.
     


Vowels


Further reading
  • Shepherd, Gary, and Barbara Shepherd. A Vocabulary of the Magar Language. Comparative vocabularies of languages of Nepal. Kirtipur: Summer Institute of Linguistics and Institute of Nepal Studies, Tribhuvan University, 1972.
  • Shepherd, Gary, and Barbara Shepherd. Magar Phonemic Summary. Tibeto-Burman phonemic summaries, 8. Kirtipur: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, 1971.


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