Doteli
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Doteli, or Dotyali (डोटेली) is a dialect of Nepali language, spoken by about 495,000 people, most of whom live in Nepal. It is a dialect of Khas, which is an ancient form of the modern Nepali language, and is written in the Devanagari script. It has official status in Nepal as per Part 1, Section 6 of the Constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015).[2] There are four main dialects of Doteli, namely Baitadeli, Bajhangi Nepali, Darchuli and Doteli.[3] The mutual intelligibility between these dialects is high and all dialects of Doteli are able to share language-based materials.
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Doteli | |
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Dotyali | |
डोटेली | |
Native to | Nepal |
Region | Doti (Sudurpashchim Province) and Karnali Province |
Native speakers | 500,000 in Nepal (2021 census)[1] |
Devanagari script (Nepali alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dty |
Glottolog | doty1234 |
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