Languages of Nepal

104 languages of the index are spoken in Nepal; 1 has official status (Nepali). The country has about 29.2 m inhabitants (2021).

104 languages55 endangered or dormantAsiaISO NP / NPL

Official languages

nepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · National

All languages spoken in Nepal

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
hinHindiहिन्दी	`hin`	Indo-European	+1	615.3 m	1 · National
bhoBhojpuriभोजपुरी भाषा	`bho`	Indo-European		52.2 m	4 · Educational
maiMaithiliमैथिली	`mai`	Indo-European		34.1 m	2 · Provincial
nepNepaliनेपाली	`nep`	Indo-European	+1	24.1 m	1 · National
awaAwadhiअवधी	`awa`	Indo-European		22 m	5 · Developing
mwrMarwariमारवाड़ी	`mwr`	Indo-European		13 m
rwrMarwari	`rwr`	Indo-European		7.9 m	5 · Developing
satSantali	`sat`	Austroasiatic	+1	7.2 m	4 · Educational
sckNagpuriनागपुरी	`sck`	Indo-European	+1	7 m	3 · Wider Communication
bodTibetanབོད་ཡིག	`bod`	—		1.2 m	2 · Provincial
tajEastern Tamang	`taj`	—		1.2 m	4 · Educational
newNewarनेवाः भाय्	`new`	Sino-Tibetan		1 m	4 · Educational
dtyDoteliडोटेली	`dty`	Indo-European		790,000	6a · Vigorous
anpAngikaअंगिका‎	`anp`	Indo-European		740,000	5 · Developing
lifLimbu	`lif`	Sino-Tibetan		420,000	5 · Developing
xsrSherpa	`xsr`	—		150,000	5 · Developing
lepLepcha	`lep`	Sino-Tibetan		66,500	6b · Threatened
cdmChepang	`cdm`	Sino-Tibetan		36,807	6b · Threatened
kxlNepali Kurux	`kxl`	Dravidian		33,700	6a · Vigorous
klrKhaling	`klr`	Sino-Tibetan		15,000	6b · Threatened
scpYolmo	`scp`	—		10,000	6b · Threatened
tgeEastern Gorkha Tamang	`tge`	—		3,980	6a · Vigorous
byhBhujel	`byh`	Sino-Tibetan		3,900	8a · Moribund
kteNubriलार्क्या भोटे	`kte`	—		3,776	6a · Vigorous
vayVayu	`vay`	Sino-Tibetan		1,500	6b · Threatened
sywKagate	`syw`	—		1,500	6a · Vigorous
brdBaram	`brd`	Sino-Tibetan		50	8a · Moribund
jusJumla Sign Language	`jus`	—		8	6b · Threatened
kggKusundaMihaq	`kgg`	—		7	8b · Nearly Extinct
gvrGurung	`gvr`	Bodish			6b · Threatened
dhiDhimal	`dhi`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
bapBantawa	`bap`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
dusDumi	`dus`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
suzSunwar𑯆𑯑𑯃̐𑯌	`suz`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
dhwDhanwar Rai	`dhw`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
bhjBahing	`bhj`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
thsThakali	`ths`	Bodish			6b · Threatened
pumPuma	`pum`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
rabCamling	`rab`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
drqDura	`drq`	Sino-Tibetan			9 · Dormant
mjzMajhi	`mjz`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
chxChantyal	`chx`	Bodish			6b · Threatened
ybhYakkha	`ybh`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
kleKulung	`kle`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
rjiRaji	`rji`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
thfThangmi	`thf`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
kzqKaike	`kzq`	Bodish			6a · Vigorous
rjsRajbanshi	`rjs`	—			5 · Developing
ctnChintang	`ctn`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
aphAthpare	`aph`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
wmeWambule	`wme`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
bywBelhare	`byw`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
ravSampang	`rav`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
tdhThulung	`tdh`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
beeByangsi	`bee`	Bodish			6b · Threatened
rauRaute	`rau`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
thqKochila Tharu	`thq`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
curChulung	`cur`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
ybiYamphu	`ybi`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
jeeJerung	`jee`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
jmlJumli	`jml`	—			6a · Vigorous
tijTilung	`tij`	Sino-Tibetan			7 · Shifting
loyLowaल्होवा	`loy`	—			6a · Vigorous
thrRana Tharu	`thr`	Indo-European			5 · Developing
kraKumhali	`kra`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
julJirel	`jul`	—			6b · Threatened
kktKoi	`kkt`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
ncdNachering	`ncd`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
npaNar Phu	`npa`	Bodish			6a · Vigorous
raaDungmali	`raa`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
lbrLohorung	`lbr`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
nmmManang	`nmm`	Bodish			6b · Threatened
mukMugom	`muk`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
dreDolpo	`dre`	—			5 · Developing
tcnTichurong	`tcn`	—			6a · Vigorous
ghtKutang	`ght`	Bodish			6a · Vigorous
raqSaam	`raq`	Sino-Tibetan			8a · Moribund
cuwChukwa	`cuw`	Sino-Tibetan			8b · Nearly Extinct
kipSheshi Kham	`kip`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
lrrSouthern Lorung	`lrr`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
tdgWestern Tamang	`tdg`	Bodish			6a · Vigorous
ttzTsum	`ttz`	—			6a · Vigorous
lhmLhomi	`lhm`	—			5 · Developing
tmkNorthwestern Tamang	`tmk`	Bodish			6a · Vigorous
thlDangaura Tharu	`thl`	Indo-European			5 · Developing
tktKathariya Tharu	`tkt`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
jhsJhankot Sign Language	`jhs`	—			6a · Vigorous
smmMusasa	`smm`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
emgEastern Meohang	`emg`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
soiSonha	`soi`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
rafWestern Meohang	`raf`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
hutHumla	`hut`	—			6a · Vigorous
theChitwania Tharu	`the`	Indo-European			5 · Developing
kgjGamale Kham	`kgj`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
thwThudam	`thw`	—			6a · Vigorous
olaWalungge	`ola`	—			6b · Threatened
gheSouthern Ghale	`ghe`	Bodish			6a · Vigorous
kgyKyerung	`kgy`	—			6b · Threatened
kifEastern Parbate Kham	`kif`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
phwPhangduwali	`phw`	—			7 · Shifting
kjlWestern Parbate Kham	`kjl`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
mrdWestern Magar	`mrd`	—			6b · Threatened
ghhNorthern Ghale	`ghh`	Bodish			6b · Threatened
skjSeke	`skj`	Bodish			6a · Vigorous

104 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata