Learn Nepal Bhasa — the Newar tongue.
नेपाल भाषा — ज्वजलपा!Nepal Bhasa — hello (Jwajalapa)!
Nepal Bhasa (नेपाल भाषा), also known as Newari, is the classical language of the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley — a language of temples, festivals, and a thousand years of poetry. Learn it as a living world: greetings, family words, food, colors, and everyday talk, each tapped to hear and played through games. Guided by GURU, built for Newar families keeping their mother tongue alive abroad — a Premium heritage-language world.
A Premium heritage-language world · join free, then unlock with Premium
🎁 Join free & get the 78-page Nepali Writing Workbook — print it at home and start today
Greet like a Newar
ज्वजलपा (hello), लसकुस (welcome), सुभाय् (thank you) — the warm words that open every Newar conversation, tapped to hear.
Family & everyday talk
अजि, अजु, मां, बा (grandmother, grandfather, mother, father) plus real phrases — छिगु नां छु? (what's your name?) — from a Newar phrasebook.
20 units of living words
Food, colors, animals, the body, home, days, months in Nepal Sambat, the Valley itself — around 174 words read from a Nepal Bhasa primer.
Culture of the Valley
The festivals, the courtyards, the Ranjana script — Nepal Bhasa learning connected to the Newar heritage it belongs to.
GURU keeps it gentle
Your AI companion tracks what's mastered and brings back what's fading, so learners stay encouraged and never lost.
Learn by playing
Picture-tap vocabulary, listen-and-choose, folk tales, and mini-games turn practice into play — with hearts, coins, and a streak.
Why learn Nepal Bhasa?
Talk with elders in the Valley's mother tongue.
Understand the festivals and jatras of the Newars.
Meet the Ranjana script and a great literary heritage.
Name the dishes at a Newar feast (bhoj).
Keep an endangered heritage language alive.
Hold on to a piece of where your family comes from.
Your first Nepal Bhasa words
Tap any of these in the app to hear it — or start reading them here.
Greetings
- ज्वजलपाJwajalapa · Hello
- लसकुसLasakusa · Welcome
- सुभाय्Subhāy · Thank you
- खःKhaḥ · Yes
- मखुMakhu · No
- छिगु नां छु?Chhigu nāṃ chu? · What is your name?
Family
- मांMāṃ · Mother
- बाBā · Father
- अजिAji · Grandmother
- अजुAju · Grandfather
- दाजुDāju · Elder brother
- तताTatā · Elder sister
Questions parents ask
+Is Nepal Bhasa the same as Newari?
Yes — Nepal Bhasa (नेपाल भाषा) is the language's own name; "Newari" is the widely used English name. It's the classical language of the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley, with a rich literary and cultural tradition.
+Is Nepal Bhasa the same as Nepali?
No. Despite the similar name, Nepal Bhasa is a completely different language — it belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family, while Nepali is Indo-Aryan. It shares the Devanagari script (and has its own Ranjana script), which makes it approachable to read.
+Is it free?
Nepali Gurukul is free to join, but the Newa World (Nepal Bhasa) is a Premium heritage-language experience — a Premium subscription unlocks the full track along with the rest of the platform.
+Can my child learn even if I only speak a little Nepal Bhasa?
Yes. Every word is tapped to hear the correct pronunciation, and GURU guides each step — so children can learn even when the parent's own Nepal Bhasa is limited.
+How accurate is the content?
The core words come from a Nepal Bhasa children's primer and a published phrasebook, and were rebuilt in a careful accuracy pass. Some newer units are still being reviewed by native speakers before they're treated as final.
Keep exploring Nepali Gurukul
ज्वजलपा! Your Newa World is one tap away. 🏯
A Premium heritage-language world · join free, then unlock with Premium