Countries
India, Nepal
  
India, Nepal
  
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 in
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Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Doteli
  
Doteli
  
Where They Speak
Nepal
  
Nepal
  
Dialect 2
Bajhangi
  
Bajhangi
  
Where They Speak
India, Nepal
  
India, Nepal
  
Dialect 3
Baitadeli
  
Baitadeli
  
Where They Speak
Nepal
  
Nepal
  
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million
  
36
30.00 million
  
36
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Nepali
  
Signed Nepali
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
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