Language of Nepal

Though Nepali (Khaskura bhasha) is the official language or the mother tongue of Nepal, there are as many as 126 listed languages spoken in Nepal. Out of these, three languages, Dura, Kusunda and Waling have become extinct. Apart from Nepali, the other most commonly spoken languages in Nepal are:

Awadhi
Newari
Hindi
Bahing
Limbu
Maithili
Mundari

Status Of Nepali Language

Spoken In	Nepal, India, Bhutan.
Region	South Asia.
Total speakers	35 million approx.
Ranking	57
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Pahari (Northern zone) Eastern Pahari
Writing System	Devanagari script

Nepal Bhasa (NB) Speakers In Nepal

Region	Newars	NB Speakers	Retaination
Eastern	148305	40644	27.16
Central	740868	586722	79.19
Western	126455	57999	45.86
Mid-Western	17787	3662	20.58
Far-Western	6197	940	15.16
Total in Nepal	1041090	690007	66.27

Creative Literature At A Glance

First Story Book	Tantrakhyan (1518 A.D.)
First Song	Walangata Simule Swambaraya (In reign of Pranmol malla, 1523-1550 A.D.)
First One-act Play	Ekadashi Brata (1633A.D.) by Sidhhinarasingha Malla
First Drama	Mooldev Shashidev by Jagat Prakash Malla (1645-1673 A.D.)

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Embassies of Nepal

Embassies of Nepal A Australia Address: Suite 2.02, 24-Marcus Clarke Street Canberra City, ACT 2601 Australia Telephone: 0061 (02) 6162 1554 / 1556 Fax: 0061 (02) 6162 1557 Country Code: 0061 E-Mail: embassyofnepal@grapevine.com.au, nepalembassy@bigpond.com Web: www.necan.gov.np B Belgium Address: Avenue Brugmann-210 1050 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: 00 32 2 346 2658 Fax: 00 32 2 344 1361 Country Code: 00 32 E-Mail: embn@skynet.be Web: http://www.nepalembassy.de/embn@skynet.be Bangladesh Address: United Nations Road, Road No 2 Baridhara, Diplomatic enclave, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Telephone: 880-2-601-790/890, 602 091 Fax: 880-2-882-6401 Country Code: 880 E-Mail: eondhaka@dbn-bd.net C China Address: No 1, xi Liu Jie, Sanlitun Lu, Beijing 100600, People's Republic of China Telephone: 0086-10-6532-1795 Fax: 0086-10-6532-3251 Country Cod...

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