Languages of Nepal

Nepal is a multilinguistic nation. Languages belonging to Indo-Aryan, Sino-Tibetan, Austr-Asian and Dravidian families are found in Nepal. The main languages of Nepal are as follows-
*Nepali
*Maithili
*Bhojpuri
*Tamang language
*Nepal Bhasa
*Tharu language
*Magar language
*Limbu language
*Sherpa language
*Awadhi language
*Gurung language


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