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Article 7(1): The Nepali language in the Devanagari script shall be the official language of Nepal. Article 7(2): A Province may, by a provincial law, determine one or more than one languages of the nation spoken by a majority of people within the Province as its official language or languages, in addition to the Nepali language.
Sinhala and Tamil are the official languages of Sri Lanka, with English as the link language. Tamil is a South-Dravidian language, and Sinhala belongs to the Insular Indic family (along with Dhivehi of Maldives). Vedda is said to be the indigenous language of Sri Lanka before the arrival of the Indo-Aryans and Dravidians.
The Andamanese (Sentinel, Onge, Jarawa, and Great Andamanese) live in some of the Andaman Islands and speak a language isolate, as do the Kusunda in central Nepal, [15] the Vedda in Sri Lanka, and the Nihali of Central India, who number about 5,000 people.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Nepali language; Nepali phonology; Nepali Sign Language; Newar language; Newar numerals; Northern Indo-Aryan ...
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
Article 6: All native languages spoken in Nepal are National languages of Nepal. Article 7a: The Nepali language in Devanagari script is used for Nepal government work. Article 7b: Beside Nepali, the provinces can choose one or more other languages spoken by majority population of that province for government work.
Sri Lanka accords official status to Sinhala and Tamil, with English as a recognised language. The languages spoken on the island nation are deeply influenced by the various languages in India, Europe and Southeast Asia. Arab settlers and the colonial powers of Portugal, the Netherlands and Britain have also influenced the development of modern ...
The major languages of the country (percent spoken as mother tongue) are Nepali (44.6%), Maithili (11.7%), Bhojpuri(6%), Tharu (5.8%), Tamang (5.1%), Nepal Bhasa (3.2%), Magar (3%) and Bajjika (3%), and Doteli (3%). [5] Nepali, written in Devanagari script, is the official national language and serves as lingua franca among Nepalese ...