Nepal has a history of ancient kingdoms, including the Malla and Shah dynasties. It unified under Prithvi Narayan Shah in the 18th century. Nepal remained an absolute monarchy until a democratic transition in 2008. It is home to Mount Everest and a unique cultural heritage, with tourism and agriculture as key economic drivers.
| Languages | Speakers | Bibles | Films | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Angika anp अंगिका | 28610 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Athpariya aph Arthare | 5500 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Assamese asm অসমীয়া | 330 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Awadhi awa अवधी | 615650 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
Bantawa bap Bantaba | 149260 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Byangsi bee Byangkho Lwo | 1330 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Bengali ben বাংলা | 25860 | 17 | 35 | 129 |
Bagheli bfy बघेली | 3910 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Haryanvi bgc हरयाणवी | 880 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Bahing bhj Baying | 10920 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bhojpuri bho भोजपुरी | 1673180 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
Bote-Darai bmj | 8930 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tibetan bod བོད་སྐད་ | 4460 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
Bine bon Masingara | 2730 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Baraamu brd Baraamu | 690 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bodo (India) brx Boro language | 4340 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Bhujel byh Bujhyal | 17510 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Belhariya byw Athpagari | 930 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chepang cdm Chyo-bang | 48830 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Chaudangsi cdn Bangba Lo | 1200 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chantyal chx Chantel | 4250 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chhintange ctn छिन्ताङ् | 3670 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chhulung cur Chhilling | 2170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chukwa cuw kulu riŋ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dhimal dhi Dhemal | 19460 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Dhanwar (Nepal) dhw Danuwar Rai | 45780 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Darmiya drd Darmiya | 1200 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dolpo dre Ü-Tsang | 1700 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Dura drq | 2140 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darai dry | 11900 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dotyali dty Dotyali | 899210 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Dumi dus Dumi Bo'o | 7280 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dewas Rai dwz | 9990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dzongkha dzo Bhutanese | 30 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Eastern Meohang emg Mewahang | 2670 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
English eng | 2100 | 242 | 29 | 330 |
Gaddi gbk 𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Garhwali gbm गढ़वळि | 20 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
Ghandruk Sign Language gds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Ghale ghe Galle Gurung | 8740 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Northern Ghale ghh Lila | 4440 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kuke ght Kuke | 1300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gujarati guj ગુજરાતી | 40 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
Gurung gvr Tamu Kyi | 333770 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Hindi hin हिंदी | 90710 | 13 | 34 | 71 |
Humla hut Ü-Tsang | 22440 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jerung jee Jero | 1720 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jhankot Sign Language jhs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jumli jml Central Nepali | 2370 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Rawat jnl Ban Manus | 1310 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jirel jul Jiri | 4890 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jumla Sign Language jus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Koch kdq Koc | 2340 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kurmukar kfv Kamar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kumaoni kfy कुमाँऊनी | 17640 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
Kusunda kgg Ban Raja | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gamale Kham kgj Kham language | 2680 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kyerung kgy Lende Kyerung | 3100 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kharia khr Haria | 370 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Eastern Parbate Kham kif Kham language | 7500 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sheshi Kham kip Kham language | 5090 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Western Parbate Kham kjl Kham language | 19310 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Koi kkt Kohi | 1370 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kulung (Nepal) kle kulu riŋ | 32700 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Khaling klr खालिङ | 14810 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kumhali kra Kumali | 13220 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kurukh kru Oraon | 36060 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
Nubri kte Kutang Bhotia | 1570 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nepali Kurux kru Oraon | 28600 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kayort kyv | 1150 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kudmali kyw Panchpargania | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaike kzq Magar Kaike | 890 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lohorung lbr Loharung | 3750 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Lepcha lep ᰛᰩᰵᰛᰧᰵᰶ | 7360 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Lhomi lhm Ü-Tsang | 620 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Limbu lif ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ | 345250 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
Lambichhong lmh Lambicchong | 2030 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Loke loy Ü-Tsang | 3100 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Southern Yamphu lrr Loharung | 3640 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lumba-Yakkha luu Yakkhaba Cea | 1360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Magahi mag Magadhi | 34880 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Maithili mai मैथिली / মৈথিনী | 4094620 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
Marathi mar मराठी | 155540 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
Eastern Magar mgp मगर भाषा | 512980 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Majhi mjz Manjhi | 25980 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Western Magar mrd मगर भाषा | 279460 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Mugom muk Mugali | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naaba nao Naapa | 770 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nachering ncd Bangdale | 9460 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Newari new Nepal Bhasa | 850450 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
Manangba nmm Nyishang | 4130 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nar Phu npa Nar-Phu | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nepali npi Nepalese | 21000000 | 6 | 3 | 110 |
Nepalese Sign Language nsp Nepali Sign Language | 5490 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Walungge ola Ü-Tsang | 1410 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Odia ory ଓଡ଼ିଆ | 470 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
Panjabi pan ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | 870 | 7 | 11 | 78 |
Phangduwali phw Phangduvali | 1130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Palpa plp Pahari-Palpa | 7560 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puma pum पुमा | 6480 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dungmali raa Arthare | 6240 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Camling rab Rodong | 78640 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Western Meohang raf Mewahang | 1840 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saam raq Saam Rai | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raute rau Boto boli | 6070 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sampang rav Sampang Gun | 18260 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Raji rji Ban Raji | 3760 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rajbanshi rjs Gangai | 132370 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Rangpuri rkt Anchalit Bangla | 10660 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Marwari (India) rwr मारवाड़ी/مارواڑی | 32690 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Sanskrit san संस्कृतम् | 3760 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
Santali sat ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ | 49890 | 3 | 4 | 42 |
Sadri sck Nagpuri | 160 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Hyolmo scp Helambu Sherpa | 12610 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Seke (Nepal) skj | 270 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Musasa smm Musahar | 25050 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sindhi snd سنڌي | 810 | 3 | 5 | 41 |
Sonha soi (polyphyletic) | 6350 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Sora srb Savara | 1530 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Sunwar suz | 38210 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Kagate syw Syuba | 710 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Eastern Tamang taj तामाङ | 1350000 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Tichurong tcn Ü-Tsang | 2420 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Western Tamang tdg तामाङ | 406270 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Thulung tdh Tholong Lo | 20270 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Eastern Gorkha Tamang tge तामाङ | 121460 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chitwania Tharu the (polyphyletic) | 32000 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Thangmi thf Thangmi Khan | 23440 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
Dangaura Tharu thl (polyphyletic) | 700830 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Kochila Tharu thq Saptariya Tharu | 258000 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Rana Tharu thr (polyphyletic) | 336000 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Thakali ths Barhagaule | 5530 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Thudam ola Ü-Tsang | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tilung tij Tiling | 1450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kathoriya Tharu tkt (polyphyletic) | 750000 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Northwestern Tamang tdg तामाङ | 55000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tseku tsk Tsuku | 1600 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsum ttz Tsumke | 2540 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mundari unr ମୁଣ୍ଡା | 420 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
Urdu urd اُردُو | 695530 | 13 | 33 | 48 |
Wayu vay Hayu (हायु) | 1560 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Waling wly Walung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wambule wme Chourase | 12310 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Sherpa xsr शेर्वी तम्ङ | 112180 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Yakha ybh Dewansala | 19470 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Yamphu ybi Yamphe | 9180 | 0 | 0 | 3 |