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 | null | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Athpariya aph Arthare | 6500 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Assamese asm অসমীয়া | null | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Awadhi awa अवधी | 63100 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
Bantawa bap Bantaba | 4900 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Byangsi bee Byangkho Lwo | null | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Bengali ben বাংলা | 29255 | 17 | 35 | 129 |
Bagheli bfy बघेली | 168061 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Haryanvi bgc हरयाणवी | null | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Bahing bhj Baying | 3100 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bhojpuri bho भोजपुरी | 568700 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
Bote-Darai bmj | 12000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tibetan bod བོད་སྐད་ | 74694 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
Bine bon Masingara | null | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Baraamu brd Baraamu | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bodo (India) brx Boro language | 5500 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Bhujel byh Bujhyal | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Belhariya byw Athpagari | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chepang cdm Chyo-bang | 75000 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Chaudangsi cdn Bangba Lo | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chantyal chx Chantel | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chhintange ctn छिन्ताङ् | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chhulung cur Chhilling | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chukwa cuw kulu riŋ | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dhimal dhi Dhemal | 30000 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Dhanwar (Nepal) dhw Danuwar Rai | 92000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Darmiya drd Darmiya | null | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dolpo dre Ü-Tsang | null | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Dura drq | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darai dry | 19000 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dotyali dty Dotyali | 778060 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Dumi dus Dumi Bo'o | null | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dewas Rai dwz | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dzongkha dzo Bhutanese | null | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Eastern Meohang emg Mewahang | 4300 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
English eng | 933672 | 242 | 29 | 330 |
Gaddi gbk 𑚌𑚛𑚊𑚯 | null | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Garhwali gbm गढ़वळि | null | 1 | 4 | 22 |
Ghandruk Sign Language gds | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Ghale ghe Galle Gurung | 25000 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Northern Ghale ghh Lila | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kuke ght Kuke | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gujarati guj ગુજરાતી | null | 4 | 10 | 17 |
Gurung gvr Tamu Kyi | 576000 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Hindi hin हिंदी | 1200 | 13 | 34 | 71 |
Humla hut Ü-Tsang | 4600 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jerung jee Jero | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jhankot Sign Language jhs | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jumli jml Central Nepali | 995917 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Rawat jnl Ban Manus | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jirel jul Jiri | 6300 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jumla Sign Language jus | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Koch kdq Koc | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kurmukar kfv Kamar | null | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kumaoni kfy कुमाँऊनी | null | 2 | 4 | 17 |
Kusunda kgg Ban Raja | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gamale Kham kgj Kham language | null | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kyerung kgy Lende Kyerung | 3500 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kharia khr Haria | null | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Eastern Parbate Kham kif Kham language | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sheshi Kham kip Kham language | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Western Parbate Kham kjl Kham language | null | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Koi kkt Kohi | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kulung (Nepal) kle kulu riŋ | 30000 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Khaling klr खालिङ | 1700 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kumhali kra Kumali | null | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kurukh kru Oraon | 43000 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
Nubri kte Kutang Bhotia | 1700 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nepali Kurux kru Oraon | 43000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kayort kyv | null | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kudmali kyw Panchpargania | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaike kzq Magar Kaike | 1600 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lohorung lbr Loharung | null | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Lepcha lep ᰛᰩᰵᰛᰧᰵᰶ | 4500 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Lhomi lhm Ü-Tsang | 1300 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Limbu lif ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ | 425000 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
Lambichhong lmh Lambicchong | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Loke loy Ü-Tsang | 2900 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Southern Yamphu lrr Loharung | 1400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lumba-Yakkha luu Yakkhaba Cea | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Magahi mag Magadhi | null | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Maithili mai मैथिली / মৈথিনী | 5502700 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
Marathi mar मराठी | null | 7 | 9 | 24 |
Eastern Magar mgp मगर भाषा | 342346 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Majhi mjz Manjhi | null | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Western Magar mrd मगर भाषा | 258316 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Mugom muk Mugali | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naaba nao Naapa | null | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nachering ncd Bangdale | 8200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Newari new Nepal Bhasa | 1450000 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
Manangba nmm Nyishang | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nar Phu npa Nar-Phu | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nepali npi Nepalese | 14750500 | 6 | 3 | 110 |
Nepalese Sign Language nsp Nepali Sign Language | 20000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Walungge ola Ü-Tsang | 1400 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Odia ory ଓଡ଼ିଆ | null | 1 | 3 | 35 |
Panjabi pan ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | null | 7 | 11 | 78 |
Phangduwali phw Phangduvali | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Palpa plp Pahari-Palpa | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puma pum पुमा | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dungmali raa Arthare | null | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Camling rab Rodong | 7100 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Western Meohang raf Mewahang | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saam raq Saam Rai | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raute rau Boto boli | null | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sampang rav Sampang Gun | 1600 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Raji rji Ban Raji | 5100 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rajbanshi rjs Gangai | 148700 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Rangpuri rkt Anchalit Bangla | null | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Marwari (India) rwr मारवाड़ी/مارواڑی | null | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Sanskrit san संस्कृतम् | null | 25 | 0 | 2 |
Santali sat ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ | 57000 | 3 | 4 | 42 |
Sadri sck Nagpuri | null | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Hyolmo scp Helambu Sherpa | 14800 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Seke (Nepal) skj | null | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Musasa smm Musahar | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sindhi snd سنڌي | null | 3 | 5 | 41 |
Sonha soi (polyphyletic) | null | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Sora srb Savara | null | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Sunwar suz | 62000 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Kagate syw Syuba | null | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Eastern Tamang taj तामाङ | 1681000 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Tichurong tcn Ü-Tsang | null | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Western Tamang tdg तामाङ | 404591 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Thulung tdh Tholong Lo | 3700 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Eastern Gorkha Tamang tge तामाङ | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chitwania Tharu the (polyphyletic) | null | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Thangmi thf Thangmi Khan | 32000 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
Dangaura Tharu thl (polyphyletic) | 2134000 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Kochila Tharu thq Saptariya Tharu | 311224 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Rana Tharu thr (polyphyletic) | 373469 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Thakali ths Barhagaule | 2100 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Thudam ola Ü-Tsang | 1400 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tilung tij Tiling | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kathoriya Tharu tkt (polyphyletic) | 74694 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Northwestern Tamang tdg तामाङ | 404591 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tseku tsk Tsuku | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsum ttz Tsumke | 2600 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mundari unr ମୁଣ୍ଡା | 5602 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
Urdu urd اُردُو | 1223100 | 13 | 33 | 48 |
Wayu vay Hayu (हायु) | 3300 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Waling wly Walung | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wambule wme Chourase | null | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Sherpa xsr शेर्वी तम्ङ | 127100 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Yakha ybh Dewansala | 27000 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Yamphu ybi Yamphe | 7600 | 0 | 0 | 3 |