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Region Doti (Far Western Region) and Mid western Region Native speakers 790,000 in Nepal (2011 census) Language family Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
Northern
(Eastern Pahari)
Nepali
Doteli Writing system Devanagari script (Nepali alphabet) Official language in Nepal As per Part 1, Section 5 of Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063 (2007): | ||
Doteli, or Dotyali (डोटेली) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 800,000 people, most of whom live in Nepal. It was traditionally considered the western dialect of Nepali, and is written in the Devanagari script. It has official status in Nepal As per Part 1, Section 5 of Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063 (2007). There are four main dialects of Dotyali namely Baitadeli, Bajhangi Nepali, Darchuli and Dotyali. The established comprehension between these dialects is high. All dialects of Dotyali are able to share language-based materials . Words and scripts of Kumaouni language (spoken in Kumaoun part of India) are also almost similar with Doteli but dialect is bit different.
References
Doteli language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA