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Nepali and Nepali


Nepali and Nepali


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Nepal   
Nepal   

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
People's Republic of China   
People's Republic of China   

Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal   
Language Academy of Nepal   

Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  

Similar To
Hindi   
Hindi   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
48   
28
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
12   
9

How Many Consonants
36   
26
36   
26

Scripts
Devanagari   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)   
नमस्ते (namaste)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)   
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)   

How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)   
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)   
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)   

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)   
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
Good afternoon   
Good afternoon   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)   
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)   

Please
कृपया   
कृपया   

Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)   
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)   

Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)   
नमस्ते (namaste)   

I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)   
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)   

Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)   
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Doteli   
Doteli   

Where They Speak
Nepal   
Nepal   

How Many People Speak
790,000.00   
30
790,000.00   
30

Dialect 2
Bajhangi   
Bajhangi   

Where They Speak
India, Nepal   
India, Nepal   

Dialect 3
Baitadeli   
Baitadeli   

Where They Speak
Nepal   
Nepal   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.25 %   
99+
0.25 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)   
नेपाली (nēpālī)   

Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate   
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate   

French Name
népalais   
népalais   

German Name
Nepali   
Nepali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu   
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu   

History

Origin
19 BC   
19 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha   
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha   

Standard Forms
Nepali   
Nepali   

Language Position
59   
99+
59   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Nepali   
Signed Nepali   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ne   
ne   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nep   
nep   

ISO 639 2/B
nep   
nep   

ISO 639 3
npi   
npi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nepa1254   
nepa1254   

Linguasphere
12   
12   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Agglutinative   

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All Nepali and Nepali Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Nepali and Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Nepali and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Nepali are spoken in different Nepali Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Nepali vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Nepali dialects include: Doteli, Bajhangi. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Nepali and Nepali Speaking population

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Nepali and Nepali Language Codes

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