Classical Newar

Classical Nepal Bhasa
Old Newar
पुलाङु नेपाल भास
A stone inscription in Classical Newar
Native to	Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, India
Era	450 CE to 1200 CE Lichchavi dynasty to Thakuri dynasty
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Himalayish Classical Nepal Bhasa
Writing system	Nepalese scripts: Ranjana script, Prachalit script, Bhujimol script Litumol script Other: Brahmi script, Kutila script, Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-2	nwc
ISO 639-3	nwc
Glottolog	None

Classical Newar (Modern: पुलां भाय्, Classical: पुलाङ्गु नेपाल भाय्), also known as Old Newar or Classical Nepal Bhasa,^[1] is 4th to 12th century's vernacular and literary form of Nepal Bhasa in Licchavi dynasty and Thakuri dynasty.^[2] It is an important source language for historians and linguists. The classical Newari language has also been considered a hybrid in which an extensive Sanskrit superstrate was grafted on to the Tibeto-Burman base.^[3]