Kamal Prakash Malla (1936 – 17 November 2018[1]) was a Nepalese linguist who was professor emeritus of Newar studies at Tribhuvan University, where he was previously university rector.
[2] He studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained a Ph.D. in 1974, with the thesis "A study of contemporary models of stylistic analysis, literary and linguistic, and their pedagogic relevance".
[3] He researched Newar history and language, including writing a grammar of the Kathmandu dialect.
[4] He served as editor-in-chief of a comprehensive dictionary of Classical Newar.
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