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==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Dictionaries'''
* Raj, Prakash A. ''Nepali practical dictionary : Nepali-English, English-Nepali.'' New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/937841806 WorldCat].
* Prakash A Raj, '''''Nepali practical dictionary : Nepali-English, English-Nepali''''', New York : Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2014 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/nepali-practical-dictionary-nepali-english-english-nepali/oclc/937841806&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Sresthacharya, Iswaranand. ''A concise dictionary, Newar-English.'' Kathmandu, Nepal: Pilgrims Book House, 1995. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/35151467 WorldCat].
* Iswaranand Sresthacharya, '''''A concise dictionary, Newar-English''''', Kathmandu, Nepal : Pilgrims Book House, 1995 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/concise-dictionary-newar-english/oclc/35151467&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Kölver, Ulrike and Ishwaranand Shresthacarya. ''A dictionary of contemporary Newari Newari - English.'' Verl, Bonn: VGH-Wiss, 1994. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/311968187 WorldCat].
* Ulrike Kölver & Ishwaranand Shresthacarya, '''''A dictionary of contemporary Newari Newari - English''''', Bonn VGH-Wiss.-Verl. 1994 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-contemporary-newari-newari-english/oclc/311968187&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Tuladhar, Kamal. ''English-Nepal Bhasa dictionary.'' Kathmandu: J.R. Tuladhar, 2003. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/52845720 WorldCat].
* Kamal Tuladhar, '''''English-Nepal Bhasa dictionary''''', Kathmandu : J.R. Tuladhar, 2003 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-nepal-bhasa-dictionary-inlisa-nepalabhasha-sabdakosa/oclc/52845720&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Ḥaqqī, Shānulḥaq. ''Oxford English- Urdu dictionary.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/60865209 WorldCat].
* Shānulḥaq Ḥaqqī, '''''Oxford English- Urdu dictionary''''', Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/oxford-english-urdu-dictionary-oksfard-inglish-urdu-dikshanari/oclc/60865209&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Tumbāhāṅphe, Gambhīradhoja. ''Limbu-English-Nepali dictionary.'' Limbuvāna: Limbuvāna Adhyayana Kendra, 2015. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1036775890 WorldCat].
* Gambhīradhoja Tumbāhāṅphe & Harkajaṅa Kurumbāṅa, '''''Limbu-English-Nepali dictionary''''', Limbuvāna : Limbuvāna Adhyayana Kendra, 2015 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/limbu-english-nepali-dictionary/oclc/1036775890&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Glover, Warren William, Deu Bahadur Gurung, and Jessie R. Glover. ''Gurung-Nepali-English dictionary : with English-Gurung and Nepali-Gurung indexes.'' Australian Nat. Univ, Canberra: Dep. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, 1977. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/251725250 WorldCat].
* Warren William Glover, Deu Bahadur Gurung & Jessie R Glover, '''''Gurung-Nepali-English dictionary''''', Canberra Dep. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian Nat. Univ. 1977 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/gurung-nepali-english-dictionary-with-english-gurung-and-nepali-gurung-indexes/oclc/251725250&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepali_grammar Nepali grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepali_grammar Nepali grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithili_grammar Maithili grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithili_grammar Maithili grammar] - Wikipedia
* Manders, Christopher Jay. ''A foundation in Nepali grammar.'' Bloomington: AuthorHouse, 2007. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/220418549 WorldCat].
* Christopher Jay Manders, '''''A foundation in Nepali grammar''''', Bloomington : AuthorHouse, 2007 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/foundation-in-nepali-grammar-nepali-vyakaranma-adhara/oclc/220418549&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Yadav, Ramawatar. ''A reference grammar of Maithili.'' Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 1996. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/32970826 WorldCat].
* Ramawatar Yadav, '''''A reference grammar of Maithili''''', Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/reference-grammar-of-maithili/oclc/32970826&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Shukla, Shaligram. ''Bhojpuri grammar.'' Washington: Georgetown univ. Press, 1981. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/610913098 WorldCat].
* Shaligram Shukla, '''''Bhojpuri grammar''''', Washington : Georgetown univ. Press, 1981 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/bhojpuri-grammar/oclc/610913098&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Dahita, Gopāla. ''Tharu grammar.'' Kendriya Pariyojanā Kāryālaya, Bardiyā: Yunika Nepāla, 2013. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/858914667 WorldCat].
* Gopāla Dahita, '''''Tharu grammar''''', Bardiyā : Yunika Nepāla, Kendriya Pariyojanā Kāryālaya, 2013 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/tharu-byakarana-tharu-grammar/oclc/858914667&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Young, David James. ''Urdu grammar.'' California: Createspace, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1257976630 WorldCat].
* David James Young, '''''Urdu grammar''''', California : Createspace, USA 2014 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/urdu-grammar/oclc/1257976630&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Tumbāhāṅa, Govindabahādura and Nepāla ra Eśiyālī Anusandhāna Kendra. ''A grammar of Limbu.'' Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu: Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/812120466 WorldCat].
* Govindabahādura Tumbāhāṅa & Nepāla ra Eśiyālī Anusandhāna Kendra, '''''A grammar of Limbu''''', Kathmandu : Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University, 2011 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-limbu/oclc/812120466&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* HILDEBRANDT, KRISTINE A. ''GRAMMAR OF GURUNG.'' n.p.: DE GRUYTER MOUTON, 2019. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1053998592 WorldCat].
* Kristine A Hilderbrant, '''''Grammar of Gurung''''', De Gruyter Mouton, 2019 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-gurung/oclc/1053998592&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==

Revision as of 09:25, 11 April 2022

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Description[edit | edit source]

All languages spoken as the mother tongues in Nepal are the languages of the nation. Many of the languages also have various dialects.
The 2011 National census lists 123 languages spoken as a mother tongue (first language) in Nepal.
The official working language at federal level is Nepali, but the constitution provisions each province to choose one or more additional official working languages. A total of 14 official languages have been designated. [1]

According to the 2011 national census, the number of native speakers per spoken language is as follows: [2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Prakash A Raj, Nepali practical dictionary : Nepali-English, English-Nepali, New York : Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2014 - Available at WorldCat
  • Iswaranand Sresthacharya, A concise dictionary, Newar-English, Kathmandu, Nepal : Pilgrims Book House, 1995 - Available at WorldCat
  • Ulrike Kölver & Ishwaranand Shresthacarya, A dictionary of contemporary Newari Newari - English, Bonn VGH-Wiss.-Verl. 1994 - Available at WorldCat
  • Kamal Tuladhar, English-Nepal Bhasa dictionary, Kathmandu : J.R. Tuladhar, 2003 - Available at WorldCat
  • Shānulḥaq Ḥaqqī, Oxford English- Urdu dictionary, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003 - Available at WorldCat
  • Gambhīradhoja Tumbāhāṅphe & Harkajaṅa Kurumbāṅa, Limbu-English-Nepali dictionary, Limbuvāna : Limbuvāna Adhyayana Kendra, 2015 - Available at WorldCat
  • Warren William Glover, Deu Bahadur Gurung & Jessie R Glover, Gurung-Nepali-English dictionary, Canberra Dep. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian Nat. Univ. 1977 - Available at WorldCat

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

  • Nepali grammar - Wikipedia
  • Maithili grammar - Wikipedia
  • Christopher Jay Manders, A foundation in Nepali grammar, Bloomington : AuthorHouse, 2007 - Available at WorldCat
  • Ramawatar Yadav, A reference grammar of Maithili, Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996 - Available at WorldCat
  • Shaligram Shukla, Bhojpuri grammar, Washington : Georgetown univ. Press, 1981 - Available at WorldCat
  • Gopāla Dahita, Tharu grammar, Bardiyā : Yunika Nepāla, Kendriya Pariyojanā Kāryālaya, 2013 - Available at WorldCat
  • David James Young, Urdu grammar, California : Createspace, USA 2014 - Available at WorldCat
  • Govindabahādura Tumbāhāṅa & Nepāla ra Eśiyālī Anusandhāna Kendra, A grammar of Limbu, Kathmandu : Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University, 2011 - Available at WorldCat
  • Kristine A Hilderbrant, Grammar of Gurung, De Gruyter Mouton, 2019 - Available at WorldCat

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages with official status in Nepal," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_with_official_status_in_Nepal, accessed 11 Apr 2022.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages_of_Nepal," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Nepal#:~:text=Languages%20in%20Nepal%20by%20numbers%20of%20speakers, accessed 11 Apr 2022.
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