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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">A CHANGE IN KING’S NEPALI<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nepal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">’s <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>king<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>has his own type of language like the ‘King’s English’ in </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Britain</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">. There<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>has been a noticeable change in the King’s language in recent times. The royal family members of<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nepal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> are addressed<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>by the people with some specific words like: <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">‘maushuph’</I>[he/him or she/her] ‘<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">gari+baksyo’</I> [did], <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">gari+baksanechha </I>[will do], <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">sukala </I>[sleep], <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">bhuja</I> [lunch or meal] <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">jyunar</I> [eat food], <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">darshan+bhet</I> [seeing, meeting] etc. These terms are only used if one has to address the royal family members. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Before the restoration of democracy in 1990, general public, except for King’s relatives, were not entitled to use the King’s Nepali. Nowadays, general people in urban areas copy King’s Nepali and speak in a kind of fashion. But there is restriction for the general public to formally or publicly<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>speak this language for themselves. Instead,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>political leaders as well as others do not hesitate to address the king or the royal family members in general terms with media or others like: <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">woha </I>[him], <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">garnu+bhayo</I> [did], <I style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">bhet </I>[seeing, meeting]. But they must use the King’s Nepali when they are to speak in front of the king or any formal<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>programs. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nepali is a lingua-franca for almost<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>20 millions peoples in </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nepal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">. <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Ta, timi, tapai, hajur, yaha, maushuf</I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>are equivalent to the personal pronoun ‘you’ of which ‘<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">ta ’</I>and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">‘timi’</I> are informal ones.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The capital city of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kathmandu</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, a hub for Nepalese peoples has undergone some language change in recent times. As the Maoist insurgency has intensified, people have no way other than to migrate to </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kathmandu</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> for safety. So, a strange language mix-up is taking place nowadays. For example people of eastern </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nepal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> say <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">‘niska+nu’</I><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[to enter ] whereas people in the west say <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">niska+nu’</I> [ to exit].<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The latter say ‘<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">pas+nu’ </I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[to enter]. These two words are antonyms. The other noticeable usage is <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">‘bhyau+nu</I> [to finish or complete a piece of work, affirmative], <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">bhyau +daina’</I> [can’t complete or finish, negative]. But nowadays, this verb is widely used to mean ‘to become enough or less’. Let us check the sentences below:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">‘<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Tyo kam bhya+nu’</I> [you finish the job/work]. Generally used by general public few years ago. But the </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Katmandu</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> people now a days say<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>‘<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Timro paisle bhyau +daina’</I> [your money is not enough to buy it] etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">During the king’s rule in the past, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nepal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> followed the policy of one language one culture. So, in a democratic system peoples asserted their language rights. The Maoists radicals have also exploited language issues of </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nepal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">. It also became an important agenda for them. In the event of king’s direct rule,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>it is<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>now widely feared that Rights Movement in
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nepal</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> will halt for sometime. The concerned language communities will also<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>experience a setback. But, those communities will continue endeavoring to preserve their languages and somehow slow down the process of language death in the country.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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