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Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwestern South Asia, deriving from Indo-Aryan languages that diffused from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism and classical Hindu philosophy and religion and the liturgical language of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a lingua franca in ancient and medieval South Asia, and, as Hindu and Buddhist culture spread to Southeast East and Central Asia in the early medieval era, it became a language of religi
Nepali
official language of Nepal
Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman language
Maithili
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Nepal
Newar
Sino-Tibetan language of central-eastern Nepal
Bhojpuri
Indo-Aryan language native to India and Nepal
Marwari
language spoken in Rajasthan, India
Bihari
a subgroup of the Indo-Aryan languages that is usually included in the Eastern branch of Indo-Aryan
Angika
Angika (also known as Anga, Angikar or Chhika-Chhiki) is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, as well as in parts of Nepal.
Tibetic
group of Bodic languages spoken by Tibetans in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau and in northern areas of the Indian subcontinent
Limbu
Sino-Tibetan language of eastern Nepal and India
Sherpa
Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Sherpa community
Mundari
Munda language spoken in eastern India
Sikkimese Bhutia
Tibetic language of Nepal and Sikkim, India
Lepcha
Tibeto-Burman language of Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan
Northern Indo-Aryan
Indo-Aryan language group
Kusunda
endangered language isolate of Nepal
Doteli
thumb|A woman from the Achham district of Nepal discusses cooking mutton and fish in the Achhami dialect. Doteli, or Dotyali (Doteli-Devanagari: ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 495,000 people, most of whom live in Nepal. It is a dialect of Khas, which is an ancient form of the modern Nepali language, and is written in the Devanagari script. It has official status in Nepal as per Part 1, Section 6 of the Constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015). There are four main dialects of Doteli, namely Baitadeli, Achhami, Bajhangi Nepali, Darchuli and Doteli. The mutual intelligibility between these
Tamang
dialect cluster spoken mainly in Nepal ,Bhutan and India.
Gurung
language spoken by the Gurung people, indigenous to Nepal and Sikkim
Bajjika
Bajjika is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in parts of Bihar, India and in Nepal.
Magar
language
Central Tibetan
language and dialects ensemble from Central Tibet
Tharu
group of languages spoken in India and Nepal
Dhimal
Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal
Bantawa
language
Sunwar
language spoken in Nepal and India
Dumi
language
languages of Nepal
Nepalese language
Yolmo
Sino-Tibetan language
Q5128314
common form of the Tibetan language written between the 10th and 12th centuries
Dhanwar Rai
Language spoken in Nepal
Chepang
language
Chamling
Language in Nepal, Bhutan and India
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Baram
language
Bahing
language
Dura
language
Tamangic
Sino-Tibetan branch of central-eastern Nepal
Raji
language
Thakali
language
Chantyal
language
Yakkha
Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal and India
Eastern Indo-Aryan
language family in the Indian subcontinent
Athpare
language
Thangmi
language
Bhujel
language
Chintang
eastern Kiranti language spoken by 5,000 to 6,000 people in Chintang Village Development Committee (VDC) in Dhankuta District, Koshi Zone, Nepal
Wambule
language
Kaike
Sino-Tibetan language
Khaling
language
Thulung
language
Dhimal
Sino-Tibetan languages
Rajbanshi
Indo-Aryan language spoken Nepal
Kham
Himalayish language
Belhare
Kiranti language mostly spoken by people living on the Belhara hill, at the southern foothills of the Himalayas situated in the Dhankuta district in Eastern Nepal
Byangsi
West Himalayish language of India and Nepal
Vayu
language
Raute
language
Nubri
Sino-Tibetan language