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[Please click to enlarge. Source: Parshuram Tamang et al.
Nepal Statistics and Indigenous Peoples.
Kathmandu: Nepal Tamang Ghedung 2006]
Press articles (used media abbreviations)
Education in mother tongue, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 29/11/2010)
Mother tongue in peril, Limbus worried (ht 15/10/2010)
Egalitarian English: Nepali schools should focus on teaching English and other foreign languages, by Saroj Dhakal (kp 12/09/2010)
To speak or not to speak? English language is crushing our diverse ethno-linguistic identities, by Prem Phyak (kp 09/09/2010)
Linguistic limbo: How best to incorporate ethnic languages into the traditionally Nepali dominated public sphere, by Saroj Dhakal (kp 27/08/2010)
Congratulations and celebrations: Nepali Shikshya Parishad has worked tirelessly for 60 years to promote Nepali language, by Tejeswor Babu Gongah (kp 19/08/2010)
Community level initiative to save Wumbule language, by Prabalta Rijal (rn 19/06/2010)
Speaking of languages: Hindi can be used as a regional language, not as an official national language of Nepal, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang (kp 26/05/2010)
Engali elbowing out Nepali? Holy smoly, pidgin will ruin youths’ future: Teachers (kp 13/05/2010), Back to English: The decision of community schools to go English medium is justified, by Mahabir Paudyal (kp 14/05/2010)
Not so hip: At school, Nepali always seemed the poor cousin of English, by Ranjan Adiga (nt 12/03/2010)
What a gathering it was: The recent kumbh mela of Nepal’s English language teachers was a raging success, by Abhi Subedi (kp 03/03/2010)
Language politics: Maithili finds itself between a rock and a hard place, by C.K. Lal (nt 05/02/2010)
Nepali-teaching website launched (kp 20/01/2010) [see Shabda Mala website]
Mother Tongue Education & Inclusion: Contemporary Fact of Limbu Mother Tongue Education, by Ambar Jang Limbu (sp 11/12/2009)
Mother tongue wins over Nepali: To be first language at elemenary level, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 02/12/2009)
Language and landscape, by Binaya Ghimire (kp 16/11/2009)
Old Precedent: Vice president Permananda Jha kicks off a row over language, rekindling a decades-old fire that could snowball into a major political crisis, by Saroj Dahal (sp 11/09/2009)
Hangover from the past, by Prem Phyak (kp 07/09/2009)
Nepal’s language imbroglio, by Suhas Chakma (kp 03/09/2009), Looking beyond: A babel too much, by Mani Dixit (ht 03/09/2009)
In other words: Madhesi parties will put Hindi forward as a symbolic language of unity in the Tarai, by Abhi Subedi (kp 02/09/2009)
Research reveals youths' love for Nepali as official language (ht 27/08/2009)
Tarai’s language dilemma: Those who have designated Hindi as their mother tongue in Nepal can't write it correctly, by Pramod Mishra (kp 19/08/2009)
The lure of English: Proficiency in English has become the yardstick of sophistication, even for politicians, by Abhi Subedi (kp 05/08/2009)
Language wars: Underlying the vehement opposition to Vice President Parmananda Jha’s refusal to retake his oath in Nepali lies a fear of the power of the Hindi language, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 04/08/2009), God help the nation: The vice president’s sinister plan to establish Hindi as an official language should be defeated, by Kumar Regmi (kp 04/08/2009), Speaking of languages, by Shyam K.C. (kp 10/08/2009), Beyond language wars, by Pramod Mishra (kp 12/08/2009)
Maoists for recognition of 12 official languages (kp 26/06/2009), Language issue dominates CA session, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 26/06/2009), Multi-lingual policy stressed in federalism (rn 27/06/2009), Constituent Assembly: Different tongues, by Bipin Adhikari (kp 16/07/2009), Language: A Cornerstone of Identification and Knowledge Conservation, by Mohan Das Manandhar and Rojan Bajracharya (sp 16/07/2009)
Our language is on the verge of extinction, claim Rajis, by Suryamani Gautam (ht 22/06/2009)
Linguistic Diversity in Nepal: Situation and Policy (kp 01/06/2009)
Linguists urge govt to save indigenous languages (ht 05/05/2009)
The language question, by Pramod Mishra (kp 22/04/2009)
Endangered species, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang (kp 02/04/2009)
Tharu language stops school dropout rate, by Durga KC (kp 31/03/2009), True inclusion: Education in indigenous languages can help reduce inequality (kp 01/04/2009)
MJF roots for official status for Hindi (ht 27/03/2009)
Linguistic survey begins (kp 08/03/2009)
Mother tongue: Nepal's linguistic diversity should be seen as a strength, by Mukta Singh Tamang (nt 06/03/2009)
‘Mother tongue tool for people to realise potential’ (rn 22/02/2009), ‘Promote mother tongues of all ethnic minorities' (rn 26/02/2009)
Ten Myths About Language, by R. Manandhar (rn 21/02/2009)
Major lingusitic survey in offing, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 29/11/2008)
Language Rights (rn 15/10/2008)
Indigenous languages in crisis, by Post B Basnet (05/09/2008)
The invisible (ht 28/08/2008)
Who Should Determine One’s Mother Tongue?, by Birendra P. Mishra (rn 19/08/2008)
Hindi Boomerang Hits Nepal: Maybe it is time to recognize the position of the language in the country, by Bhumika Ghimire (on 05/08/2008), Anatomy of Hindi, by Prakash A Raj (kp 09/08/2008)
UN chief calls for protection of indigenous languages (ht 09/08/2008)
Nepali language is the symbol of national unity, by Durga Prasad Nepal (tg 23/07/2008), Languages And Lingua Franca, by Dhruba H. Adhikary (rn 29/07/2008)
Policing language, by Arun Gupto (kp 20/07/2008)
TU to conduct nationwide language survey (kp 28/06/2008), Nationwide language survey in offing (kp 16/07/2008)
Mother tongue textbooks preparation at snail’s pace (kp 18/06/2008)
Multilingual world, by Howard Roak (kp 15/06/2008)
Govt to conduct linguistic survey (nn 22/04/2008)
English writing in Nepal, by Dominique Francon (kp 13/04/2008)
Only surviving Dura speaker keen to teach, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 29/03/2008)
Male chauvinism in language, by Prem Bahadur Phyak (kp 12/03/2008)
NHRC calls govt to respect all mother tongues (ht 21/02/2008)
The global language, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 10/02/2008)
Local dialect class at NA barrack, by Sujeet Mahat (kp 09/02/2008)
8 endangered languages to be documented (kp 14/01/2008)
With 1 surviving speaker, Dura going dodo way, by Smita Magar (kp 10/01/2008) [Thanks to centuries of one-sided royal cultural politics and non-inclusion!!], Battle to save the last of Nepal's Dura speakers, by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK 17/01/2008), The last of Nepal’s Dura speakers, by Charles Haviland (Daily Times 17/01/2008)
Bhasha Sanchar's online Nepali dictionary (kp 13/12/2007)
Nepal Bhasa conference on Oct 23-24 (samn 19/10/2007), NRNs pledge support for Nepal Bhasa dev (samn 24/10/2007)
Illustrating a mother tongue: An artist from Darjeeing helps save his language through art, by Sara Shneiderman (nt 12/10/2007)
Mother tongue is human right: Experts (kp 13/09/2007)
How about educating kids in mother tongue?, by Anjali Subedi (kp 19/07/2007)
Linguistic black day, by Prem Phyak (tg 13/06/2007)
No Nepa-English please, by Sanjeeb Prem (kp 01/06/2007)
Newa front for promotion of Nepalbhasha (samn 10/05/2007)
A mother of mother tongue education, by Mark Turin (nt 06/04/2007)
'Shah kings harmed Newari language' (samn 23/03/2007)
Language rights workers’ rally (samn 15/03/2007)
Nepali language attracts foreign students, by Anjali Subedi (kp 12/03/2007)
Linguistic inclusion & national integration, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 09/03/2007)
'Preservation of language, culture must' (samn 23/02/2007)
My tongue or yours? Language is contentious, and the debate between national languages and mother tongues more so, by Mark Turin (nt 16/02/2007)
Language for peace building, by Lal-Shankarelu Rapacha (kp 11/02/2007)
How do you say?, a book review (nt 05/01/2007)
116 languages face extinction: experts (samn 05/11/2006)
Wambule Rai language conference held (kp 23/10/2006)
‘First Language First’, by Yogendra P Yadava (kp 06/08/2006)
Nepal's Language Needs Preservation Too many forgetting mother tongue, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 29/05/2006)
Nepal Bhasa dictionary being compiled (nn 10/04/2006)
Saving linguo-species of Nepal, by Lal-Shyãkarelu Rapacha (kp 02/04/2006)
Dictionaries misinform people: PIL (samn 01/04/2006)
Nepalese language helps foster Indo-Nepal ties: writers (hi 26/03/2006), Show of Cultural Unity Nepali language is another area, which binds Nepal and India closer, by Keshab Poudel (sp 31/03/2006)
Nepalese Linguistics (kp 26/03/2006)
On multi-tongues of Nepal, by Lal-Shyãkarelu Rapacha (kp 19/03/2006)
Mother tongue movement to continue (samn 21/02/2006)
Communities favour Nepali language (samn 11/01/2006)
Indigenous dialects on extinction path (samn 06/11/2005)
Say it in Nepali: Alienated from Nepali, half-related to English, we grew up owning neither this nor that, by Shraddha Ghale (nt 09/09/2005)
Cognitive Dissonance: Nepali Bhasha Andolan, circa 1960s, by Peter J Karthak (kp 07/08/2005)
‘Majority of languages on verge of extinction’, by Namoti Nembang (rn 15/07/2005)
Empowered ethnicities’ bid to revive dying patois (ht 02/05/2005)
Language of Barams facing extinction (rn 23/01/2005)
For older links see archive
Shabda Mala website (Learning to read and write in Nepali, for children)
New Materials on Kusunda Language, by B.K. Rana, Linguistic Society of Nepal; paper presented to the fourth round table international conference on ethnogenesis in South and Central Asia, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, May, 11-13, 2002
Welcome to the Sherpa Language: A word list, compiled by Lhakpa Sherpani, see also Sherpa-German word list