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  2. Yatim - Wikipedia

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    Yatim (Arabic: يتيم, with the meaning "orphan" both in its Malay, Hindi (as "yateem") and Arabic language areas of distribution) is an Indonesian, [1] Malaysian [1] and Arabic [1] family name. [2] Notable people with the surname include: Rais Yatim (born 1942), Malaysian politician

  3. Languages of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Nepal's languages are mostly either Indo-European or Sino-Tibetan, while only a very few of them are Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian.. Out of 123 languages of Nepal, the 48 Indo-European languages, which are of the Indo-Aryan (Indic) sub-family (excluding English), constitute the largest group in terms of the numeric strength of their speakers, nearly 82.1% [8] of population.

  4. Nepali language - Wikipedia

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    A map showing languages of the Indian subcontinent c. 1858; It refers to the language as "Nepalee".. The term Nepali derived from Nepal was officially adopted by the Government of Nepal in 1933, when Gorkha Bhasa Prakashini Samiti (Gorkha Language Publishing Committee), a government institution established in 1913 (B.S. 1970) for advancement of Gorkha Bhasa, renamed itself as Nepali Bhasa ...

  5. Culture of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Nepal encompasses the various cultures belonging to the 125 distinct ethnic groups present in Nepal. [1] The culture of Nepal is expressed through music and dance ; art and craft ; folklore ; languages and literature ; philosophy and religion ; festivals and celebration ; foods and drinks .

  6. Ethnic groups in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Nepali was the national language where as Maithali is the second most spoken language and Sanskrit became a required school subject. Children who spoke Nepali natively and who were exposed to Sanskrit had much better chances of passing the national examinations at the end of high school, which meant they had better employment prospects and ...

  7. Maithils - Wikipedia

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    Ram Baran Yadav, First president of Nepal; Tarkishore Prasad, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, born in Saharsa district [54] Nagarjun, Renowned Maithili Poet; Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', A prominent post-Premchand Hindi writer who deeply infused Maithili culture and ethos into his works. Acharya Ramlochan Saran, Hindi littérateur, grammarian and ...

  8. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") In the religion of theosophy and the philosophical school called anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life forms, not just ...

  9. Caste system in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    The Nepali civil code Muluki Ain was commissioned by Jung Bahadur Rana after his European tour and enacted in 1854. It was rooted in traditional Hindu Law and codified social practices for several centuries in Nepal. [16] The law also comprised Prāyaścitta (avoidance and removal of sin) and Ācāra (the customary law of different castes and ...