The Magaric languages, Magar and Kham, are a small proposed family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in Nepal. (Ethnologue considers each to be a cluster of languages. ) They are often classified as part of the Mahakiranti family, and Van Driem (2001) proposes that they are close relatives of Mahakiranti. Several neighboring languages with uncertain affiliation may prove to belong to an enlarged Magaric family. These are Chepangic and possibly Raji-Raute and the extinct Dura language.

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  • The Magaric languages, Magar and Kham, are a small proposed family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in Nepal. (Ethnologue considers each to be a cluster of languages. ) They are often classified as part of the Mahakiranti family, and Van Driem (2001) proposes that they are close relatives of Mahakiranti. Several neighboring languages with uncertain affiliation may prove to belong to an enlarged Magaric family. These are Chepangic and possibly Raji-Raute and the extinct Dura language. Thurgood & La Polla (2003) included Kham in La Polla's speculative 'Rung' proposal, but found the inclusion of Magar and Chepang less probable, suggesting that the evidence for even a Magar–Kham connection is far from clear cut.
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  • Magaric
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  • The Magaric languages, Magar and Kham, are a small proposed family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in Nepal. (Ethnologue considers each to be a cluster of languages. ) They are often classified as part of the Mahakiranti family, and Van Driem (2001) proposes that they are close relatives of Mahakiranti. Several neighboring languages with uncertain affiliation may prove to belong to an enlarged Magaric family. These are Chepangic and possibly Raji-Raute and the extinct Dura language.
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  • Magaric languages
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