Newari-English Dictionary: Modern Language of Kathmandu Valley

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The Book

The aim of the dictionary is to provide both the native speaker and the foreign scholar with a standard bilingual dictionary of Newari and English.
As can be seen from this brief survey of the state of Newari Lexicography, a great deal of useful work has been done but three exists nothing like a great deal of use full work has been done but there exists nothing like a standard dictionary of the Newari language as it is spoken in Kathmandu Valley at the present times.
Within the Newar lexicography has, to date, been a rather poorly patronized scholarly pursuits. A fair amount work has been done in this field both by Newar scholars and by scholars from aboard, but relatively little of this work has found its way into print.
The basic romantisation of words is phonological. The Nagari spelling suggests an acceptable standard; we are of course well aware of the fact that other spellings are in current usage Cross-references are given for variant pronunciations. Some semantic cross-reference is also given for synonyms and antonyms.

The Author

Mr. Thakur Lala Manandhar is a well-known scholar of history, old Newari Language. He taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London and worked there with Prof. John Brough and Prof. David Snell grove in the early 1960's. He has collaborated with scholars in Sweden, Germany, and France. He has assisted Prof. S. Lien hard in studies on Newari Literature and published a number of research papers.

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