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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.
Gurung people from central Nepal playing one of their traditional drums, Khaijadi. Nepal's diverse linguistic heritage evolved from 2 major language groups: Indo-European languages, Tibeto-Burman languages. Nepal's languages are mostly either Indo-European or Sino-Tibetan, while only a very few of them are Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian.
Article 6: All native languages spoken in Nepal are National languages of Nepal. Article 7a: The Nepali language in Devanagari script is used for Nepal government work. Article 7b: Beside Nepali, the provinces can choose one or more other languages spoken by majority population of that province for government work.
Tharu language is the fourth most commonly spoken language of Nepal accounting for 5.88% of total population of Nepal as per the 2021 census. [18] [19] According to The Constitution of Nepal 2015 (2072 B.S.) all native languages spoken in Nepal are National languages of Nepal including Tharu. [20]
The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India. [4] [5] [6] They speak Tharu languages. [7]They are recognized as an official nationality by the Government of Nepal. [8]
Pages in category "Languages of Nepal" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In addition to language, cultural markers around attire and customs connect individuals into the ethnic identity Kochila. Heavily concentrated in the Eastern Terai of Nepal,speakers of Kochila Tharu live in linguistically diverse regions and are generally multilingual (with the exception of some elderly female speakers).
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 ...