Kathmandu, Sept. 27 -- Baitadeli, spoken primarily in Baitadi, Kanchanpur, and Kailali districts of Nepal's Far West, is a dialect of the Doteli language. It falls under the larger Khas language group, an ancient predecessor of modern Nepali. The Doteli language and its dialects, including Baitadeli, are believed to have developed over centuries as part of the Khas linguistic tradition originating from the era of the Khasa Kingdom (10th-14th centuries).

Dharmendra Bahadur Dhami, in his research on 'Person, Place and Time Deixis in English Language and Baitadeli Dialect', notes that Baitadeli itself does not have a well-documented ancient written history but has been traditionally passed down orally within communities in Baitadi and neigh...