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==Description==
All languages spoken as the mother tongues in Nepal are the languages of the nation. Many of the languages also have various dialects.<br>
The 2011 National census lists 123 languages spoken as a mother tongue (first language) in Nepal.<br>
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. <ref>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.</ref>
According to the 2011 national census, the number of native speakers per spoken language is as follows: <ref>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.</ref>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepali_language '''Nepali''' language] - 44.64%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithili_language '''Maithili''' language] - 11.67%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhojpuri_language '''Bhojpuri''' language] - 5.98%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharu_languages '''Tharu''' languages] - 5.77%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newar_language '''Newar''' language] -  also known as '''Newari''' and '''Nepal Bhasa''' - 3.20%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajjika '''Bajjika''' language] - 2.99%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magar_language '''Magar''' language] - 2.98%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doteli '''Doteli''' language] - also known as '''Dotyali''' - 2.97%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu '''Urdu''' language] - 2.61%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awadhi_language '''Awadhi''' language] - 1.89%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbu_language '''Limbu''' language] - 1.30%
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurung_language '''Gurung''' language] - 1.23%
==Word List(s)==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
'''Pronunciation'''
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Language Aids'''
==Additional Resources==
== References  ==
{{reflist}}


===Language Background===
===Language Background===

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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


Online Dictionaries


Language Aids


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.


Language Background[edit | edit source]

The national language of Nepal is known as "Nepali". According to the most recent official census, conducted by His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMG) in 2001, Nepal is home to around 20 million speakers of Nepali. Nepali is the mother tongue for 11 million people, and a lingua franca for many more. Outside of Nepal, Nepali is also spoken in northeast India and in much of Bhutan. On account of its widespread use in the states of West Bengal (particularly in the district of Darjeeling) and Sikkim, the Indian Constitution recognizes Nepali as a major language of India. In Bhutan, while Dzongkha is the national language, Nepali is widely spoken by people from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language, and thus part of a linguistic grouping which includes other South Asian languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati. Modern Indo-Aryan languages are related to Sanskrit, much as modern European languages are related to Latin. To find out more about South Asian languages, visit the South Asian Linguistics website maintained by Dr. John Peterson. Nepali is written in the Devanagari (or 'Nagari') script, which is also used for Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit. Nepali Devanagari has 11 vowels and 33 consonants. The script is essentially phonetic, meaning that the pronunciation closely resembles the writing system. The script is written from left to right, with a top line indicating the word boundaries. In order to view or input the Devanagari script in a digital context, it is necessary to have a Devanagari font installed on one's computer or to have a computer which is Unicode compliant.

Hindi Language Resources[edit | edit source]

Some parts of Nepal speak Hindi. Below are online resources for the Hindi language.

Nepali Language Resources[edit | edit source]

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