Khaskuran.
/kɑːˈskuːrə/ An Indic dialect spoken in Nepal.
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Nepalese1820
Nepali1885
Gurkhali1911
Khaskura1911
1911 Encycl. Brit. XX. 453/1 Khas-kura is also called Gōrkhālī, or the language of the Gurkhas.
1928 R. L. Turner in Northey & Morris Gurkhas iv. 70 The Indo-Aryan dialect,..variously called Khaskurā, Parbatiyā, Gorkhālī, or officially and preferably, Nepāli.
1943 E. Shipton Upon that Mountain vi. 112 We had two main occupations on the voyage out. One was to learn Khaskra, a language spoken by the Sherpas.
1950 T. Longstaff This my Voy. v. 93 Besides speaking Khaskura, the common tongue of Nepal.
1971 J. Pemble Invasion of Nepal i. 10 Nepali is but one dialect among a number of related tongues known generically as Khas kura (Khas speech) or Parbatiya (relating to the hills). Modern Nepali is often referred to by either of these names.
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