NP
Nepal
Summary
Nepal is a country in Asia that is home to 30,226,000 people. It is also home to 109 living indigenous languages. One of these, Nepali, is the official language of the country. In addition, 14 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 3 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Sino-Tibetan (80) Indo-European (21) Sign language (4) Austro-Asiatic (1) Dravidian (1) Language isolate (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Nepal has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.