Language

Bantawa

Bantawa is a language in the Sino-Tibetan family spoken in Nepal, Bhutan and India.

New Testament

Scripture in Bantawa

The New Testament is reported in Bantawa.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Bantawa is spoken

  • Nepal
  • Bhutan
  • India

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About Bantawa

Language family
Sino-Tibetan
ISO 639-3 code
bap
Glottocode
bant1281
Also known as
Bantawa: Bhojpur Rai

Dialects and varieties 15

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Bantawa as a whole.

  • AmchokeNo known Scripture
  • Bhojpur RaiNo known Scripture
  • ChhintangNo known Scripture
  • DungmaliNo known Scripture
  • EasternNo known Scripture
  • Intermediate BantawaNo known Scripture
  • NorthernNo known Scripture
  • Northern BantawaNo known Scripture
  • Panchthar RaiNo known Scripture
  • RungchenbungNo known Scripture
  • SouthernNo known Scripture
  • Southern BantawaNo known Scripture
  • WalingNo known Scripture
  • Western BantawaNo known Scripture
  • YangmaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.