Doteli language

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Doteli
Dotyali
डोटेली
Native to Nepal
Region Doti (Far Western Region) and Mid western Region
Native speakers
790,000 in Nepal (2011 census)[1]
Devanagari script (Nepali alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
   Nepal As per Part 1, Section 5 of Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063 (2007):[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dty
Glottolog dote1238[3]

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).

References

  1. Doteli at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063
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