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The 'Nepal Script' or 'Nepalese script' [10] appeared in the 10th century. The earliest instance is a manuscript entitled Lankavatara Sutra dated Nepal Era 28 (908 AD). Another early specimen is a palm-leaf manuscript of a Buddhist text the Prajnaparamita , dated Nepal Era 40 (920 AD). [ 11 ]
Nepali written in the Devanagari script is the official language of Nepal. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] On 31 August 1992, Nepali was added to the list of scheduled languages of India . [ 36 ]
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.
The first legislation of Nepal Muluki Ain of 1854 (1910 B.S.) recognized Gorkha Bhasa, now known as Nepali language, as the only official working language of Nepal. [2] The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal of 1959 (2015 B.S.) recognized Nepali language as the sole official and national language. [3]
The Bhujimol script (or Bhujinmol, Devanagari: भुजिमोल or भुजिंमोल) is the most ancient form of Nepal script. It is also one of the most common varieties of the Nepal alphabet. [2] The Bhujimol script has been used to write Nepal Bhasa and Sanskrit.
The major languages of Nepal (percent spoken as native language) according to the 2011 census are Nepali (44.6%), ... Nepali is written in Devanagari script.
It was used in Nepal and is still used in Nepal by the Newar people to write the Newar language. [2] The script is also used in most of the Mahayana and Vajrayana monasteries. [4] Along with the Prachalit Nepal alphabet, it is considered one of the scripts of Nepal. [5]
First-ever Nepali language poet Bhanubhakta Acharya. Nepali literature (Nepali: नेपाली साहित्य) refers to literature written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. [1] Nepali evolved from Sanskrit and it is difficult to exactly date the history of Nepali language ...