Dewas Rai
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A language of Nepal
10,300, all users. L1 users: 10,000 (2017 SIL). L2 users: 300 (2018 SIL). No monolinguals (2018 SIL). Ethnic population: 30,000 (2018 SIL).
Bagmati province: Makwanpur district, Bagmati municipality; Sindhuli district, Hariharpurgadhi municipality; Janakpur province: Bara district, Nijagadh municipality; Rautahat district, Chandrapur and Gujara municipalities; Sarlahi district, Bagmati municipality.
6b (Threatened).
Reported distinct dialect in Bagmati municipality of Makwanpur district. Lexical similarity: below 60% with Danuwar [dhw].
Use decreasing among children in some areas (2017 SIL). Home, friends; Mixed use: work, religion, community. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Most also use Nepali [npi].
Literacy rate in L2: 15% in Nepali [npi]. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1976.
Previously defined as a dialect of Danuwar [dhw]. Some disagreement within the community on language and ethnic group name. Hindu, Christian, traditional religion.