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Nepali or Nepalese (नेपाली) is a language in the Indo-Aryan languages. It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan. Nepali has official language status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district as well as Assam. Nepali developed in proximity to a number of Indo-Aryan languages most notably Pahari and Magahi and shows Sanskrit influences.

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ISO 639-1 code
ne
ISO 639-2 code
nep
ISO 639-3 code
nep
family
Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Aryan languages, Pahari languages

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