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Nepali language

Nepali is an Indo-Iranian language spoken in Nepal, India and Bhutan. It is the official language of Nepal.

Nepali is commonly written in the Devanagari script. It is closely related to Hindi but is more conservative, borrowing fewer words from Persian and English and using more Sanskritic derivations.

See also: Lhotshampa

Examples of phrases in Nepali include:

namaste. -- all-purpose Hindu greeting is often translated as "I salute the god within you". (Namaste is also used as a salutation between New Agers) Its literal Sanskrit meaning is "your homage" and in common usage simply means "hello" or "goodbye."

mero naam sushit ho. -- My name is Sushit.

khaanaa khaane Thaun kahaan chha? -- Where is a restaurant?

kaaThmaandau jaane baaTo dherai laamo chha. -- The road to Kathmandu is very long.

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