Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Languages of nepal

                
There are some 120 native languages of Nepal, belonging to the Indo-aryan, Sino -tibetan, Austro asiatic and dravidian languages families.
The official language of Nepal is Nepali, formerly called Khaskura then Gorkhali. The 2001 census counted 11 million native speakers in Nepal and it is spoken as a second language by millions more. It is also spoken in parts of India and Bhutan.In nepal, mostly in the city areas people use to speak Nepali language(national language of Nepal) but in village areas people use to spoke language according to their own castes and culture. There are altogether 126 languages spoken in Nepal. Each of the language have its own inportance and historical facts.

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