Naapa (Naaba), or Nawa Sherpa, is a
Tibetic language
The Tibetic languages form a well-defined group of languages descended from Old Tibetan (7th to 9th centuries).Tournadre, Nicolas. 2014. "The Tibetic languages and their classification." In ''Trans-Himalayan linguistics, historical and descriptiv ...
of Nepal (and one village in China) closely related to
Dzongkha of Bhutan. Speakers live among
Lhomi speakers.
References
Languages of Nepal
South Bodish languages
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