Name: Luniva Shakya
Preferred language name(s): Newari
Alternative names: Newa Bha, Newa, Nepal Bhasa, नेपाल भाषा
Language classification: Tibeto-Burmese; Sino-Tibetan
Geographical areas where spoken: Nepal, India (Sikkim)
Approximate number of speakers:  ~850,000
Official language(s) in your country: Nepali
Other language(s) in your country: Nepali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Magar, Tamang
Does your language have a widely accepted writing system? Devanagari/Sanskrit

Language Background
[THREATENED]

Inter-generational transmission:
Most adults and some children are speakers.
Speaker number trends:
About half of community members speak the language; speakers are diminishing.
Domains of use of the language:
Used in social domains with other languages; most value their language but some are indifferent; education and literacy programs are rare in the community; government has no policy regarding minority languages, though some outside institutions support the languages.

What have other sources said about your language?

	Reported # of speakers	Vitality Assessment
endangeredlanguages.com	N/A	N/A
ethnologue.com	847,000 in Nepal, and decreasing. 860,000 worldwide.	Language Status: Level 4 (Severely Endangered)
en.wikipedia.org	+1 Million