Alternate Names: Danuwar Rai, Danwar, Denwar, Dhanvar, Dhanwar
Dialects: Bakultar Danuwar, Dukuchhap Danuwar, Judigaon Danuwar, Kamala Khonch Danuwar, Panchkhal Danuwar, Sindhuli Danuwar. Danuwar Kachariya in Rautahat and elsewhere is probably distinct from Danuwar ,. The dialects spoken in Bakultar, Panchkhal, Judigaon (Kabhrepalanchok) district are mutually intelligible, whereas the dialects spoken in Dukuchhap (Lalitpur district) and Sindhuli are different.
Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Danuwar.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 45,800 (2011 census), decreasing. 0 monolinguals (Toba, Toba, and Rai 2005). Ethnic population: 53,200.
Language Use: Rapidly assimilating to Nepali [npi] (Van Driem 2007). Home, religion; mixed use: Friends, work. Older adults and elderly. Some use among children, adolescents, and young adults. Neutral attitudes. Also use Eastern Tamang [taj] at work and with friends in Kabhre district. Also use Nepali [npi] at work and with friends in Kabhre district.
Language Development: Although some people are writing in Danuwari, no data is available on L1 literacy. Radio programs. Dictionary.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; noun head final; 2 noun classes or genders; content q-word in situ; 1 prefix, up to 4 suffixes; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; verbal affixation marks person, number and gender of subject; ergativity; both tense and aspect; no passives and voice; nontonal; 29 consonant and 6 vowel phonemes.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: Nepal
Other Comments: Hindu, traditional religion.