[Please click to enlarge. Source: Parshuram Tamang et al.
Nepal Statistics and Indigenous Peoples.
Kathmandu: Nepal Tamang Ghedung 2006]

Mystery language on verge of extinction (kp 14/05/2012)

Angst against Angrezi, by Ayushma Basnyat (rep 11/05/2012)

Choose wise: Selecting a common language is important, by Gopal Sijapati Magar (rep 01/04/2012)

Tongues tying: Nepal's languages, by Biswas Baral (rep 22/03/2012)

Education in mother tongue still a challenge (ht 23/02/2012), 6,000-plus apply for mother-tongue training (ht 24/02/2012)

Debunking a few myths: Those who say that education in the mother tongue has no relevance are entirely wrong, by Prem Pyak (kp 23/12/2011)

Govt will take initiatives for protection, promotion of Sanskrit language: Education Minister (nn 11/12/2011)

Preserve the langscape: Research on language issues is crucial for cultural conservation (kp 04/12/2011)

In need of revival: Despite its significant number of users, the modern state of Nepal, has not been supportive in advancing Magar language and literature, by Gopal Sijapati Magar (kp 20/11/2011)

Minding our languages: Sri Lanka’s example is a good guideline to create an inclusive language policy in Nepal, by Prem Phyak (kp 15/11/2011)

The language divide, by Pranab Man Singh (kp 17/09/2011)

Maithili Literature:: Glimpse of a journey, by Shahani Singh (kp 17/09/2011)

Why learn the mother tongue?, by Shahani Singh (kp 30/07/2011)

Indigenous languages on verge of extinction (rn 26/06/2011)

Save Maithali campaign kicks off, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 17/05/2011)

Hindinization drive worries others in Tarai, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 10/04/2011)

The evolution of Nenglish, by Gopal Sijapati Magar (kp 20/03/2011)

Language basics: Simplifying the English language made it a global medium; Nepal should do the same to strengthen national unity, by Murari Sharma (kp 15/03/2011)

Dying mother tongues, by Prem Phyak (kp 03/03/2011)

History Of Nepali Language And Its Importance, by Dirgha Raj Prasai (rn 26/02/2011)

Nepal marks International Mother Language Day: According to UNESCO, more than 92 languages are spoken in Nepal (kp 22/02/2011)

A drop of a difference: In Bardiya, a school teaches its children in three different languages — Nepali, Awadhi, and Chaudhary — and that is because of Muli Chaudhary, by Jenee Rai (kp 12/02/2011)

The anti-lingual Nepali, by Sradda Thapa (rep 13/01/2011)

Nepali dictionary’s new edition soon (ht 11/01/2011)

Maithili conference in Kathmandu (ht 22/12/2010)

Education in mother tongue, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 29/11/2010)

Mother tongue in peril, Limbus worried (ht 15/10/2010)

Egalitarian English: Nepali schools should focus on teaching English and other foreign languages, by Saroj Dhakal (kp 12/09/2010)

To speak or not to speak? English language is crushing our diverse ethno-linguistic identities, by Prem Phyak (kp 09/09/2010)

Linguistic limbo: How best to incorporate ethnic languages into the traditionally Nepali dominated public sphere, by Saroj Dhakal (kp 27/08/2010)

Congratulations and celebrations: Nepali Shikshya Parishad has worked tirelessly for 60 years to promote Nepali language, by Tejeswor Babu Gongah (kp 19/08/2010)

Community level initiative to save Wumbule language, by Prabalta Rijal (rn 19/06/2010)

Speaking of languages: Hindi can be used as a regional language, not as an official national language of Nepal, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang (kp 26/05/2010)

Engali elbowing out Nepali? Holy smoly, pidgin will ruin youths’ future: Teachers (kp 13/05/2010), Back to English: The decision of community schools to go English medium is justified, by Mahabir Paudyal (kp 14/05/2010)

Not so hip: At school, Nepali always seemed the poor cousin of English, by Ranjan Adiga (nt 12/03/2010)

What a gathering it was: The recent kumbh mela of Nepal’s English language teachers was a raging success, by Abhi Subedi (kp 03/03/2010)

Language politics: Maithili finds itself between a rock and a hard place, by C.K. Lal (nt 05/02/2010)

Nepali: A Beginner's Primer Conversation and Grammar, by Cornell University's Language Resource Centre

Nepali, introductory website into the Nepali language by John Whelpton

Shabda Mala website (Learning to read and write in Nepali, for children)

New Materials on Kusunda Language, by B.K. Rana, Linguistic Society of Nepal; paper presented to the fourth round table international conference on ethnogenesis in South and Central Asia, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, May, 11-13, 2002

Languages of Nepal

Welcome to the Sherpa Language: A word list, compiled by Lhakpa Sherpani, see also Sherpa-German word list