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Languages Spoken in Nepal

Official: Nepali

Nepal has a population of 31.1 million and is a linguistically diverse country, with 18 languages meeting our inclusion threshold. Nepali serves as the official language. Of the languages spoken in Nepal, 2 are supported by LEXIGO's professional translation services.

31.1M
Population
18
Languages
2
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Languages spoken in Nepal

Nepali Official
Devanagari
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44%
CLDR
Maithili
Devanagari, Kaithi
11%
CLDR
Bhojpuri
Devanagari, Kaithi
7%
CLDR
Newari
Devanagari, Ranjana
3%
CLDR
Jumli
3%
CLDR
English
English Braille, English alphabet
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3%
CLDR
Dotyali
Devanagari
3%
CLDR
Awadhi
Devanagari
2%
CLDR
Dangaura Tharu
2%
CLDR
Bantawa
2%
CLDR
Western Tamang
1%
CLDR
Rana Tharu
1%
CLDR
Eastern Magar
1%
CLDR
Limbu
Devanagari, Limbu script
1%
CLDR
Kochila Tharu
Devanagari
1%
CLDR
Western Magar
0.8%
CLDR
Bagheli
Devanagari
0.5%
CLDR
Sherpa
Devanagari, Tibetan alphabet
0.5%
CLDR
CIA World Factbook

"Nepali (official) 44.9%, Maithali 11.1%, Bhojpuri 6.2%, Tharu 5.9%, Tamang 4.9%, Bajjika 3.9%, Avadhi 3%, Nepalbhasha (Newari) 3%, Magar Dhut 2.8%, Doteli 1.7%, Urdu 1.4%, Yakthung/Limbu 1.2%, Gurung 1.1%, other 8.9% (2021 est.)"

Data sources
Unicode CLDR (population percentages)
CIA World Factbook (official languages)
Wikidata (language families, scripts)
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