ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Eurasia · ISO 639-3 bap · Glottocode bant1281

Bantawa

In the sealed source collection, Bantawa is described through Eurasia, classification as a language of the Sino-Tibetan family, shifting status, and the likely script Devanagari.

Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Likely script
Devanagari (Deva)
Source status
shifting
Macroarea
Eurasia
Source country codes
NP
Reference point
27.121, 87.047

Open research question

Which community-authorised sources document current transmission, self-designations, varieties, and language maintenance for Bantawa?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.