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Saving
the Kusunda language from extinction : The only
person fluent in Nepal’s unique Kusunda language is
saving it by teaching others, by Shristi Karki
(nt 27/06/2025)
The
fight to save Awadhi : In Nepal’s southern plains,
community leaders and creatives are working to keep
the Awadhi language and its cultural traditions from
disappearing, by Reeva Khanal (kp 21/06/2025)
Broadcasting
in mother tongue helps realize federalism, says
Minister Gurung (kh 12/05/2025)
Use
of Nepali language rises sharply over two decades,
by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 11/05/2025)
A
timeless Nepali cultural treasure : The Ranjana
script is visually intricate and has deep cultural
and historical significance. It is primarily used by
the Newa community, by Timila Maharjan (kp
08/02/2025)
Madhesh
Provincial government proposes bill to recognize
five official languages (kh 23/01/2025), Madhesh
govt to withdraw controversial Language Bill (kh
24/01/2025)
Gurung
and Magar languages to become official in Gandaki
Province (kh 20/01/2025)
Nepal
Bhasa on Google Translate : Saving an endangered
indigenous language by using latest AI and LLM tools,
by Vishad Raj Onta (nt 10/01/2025)
Preservation
of languages should begin at home: Minister Gurung
(kh 09/11/2024) [But of what use
is the ethnic mother tongue in everyday life and in
the professional perspective if one's own mother
tongue counts for nothing and the ruling Nepali
elite is not forced to deal with other ethnic
languages of the country?]
MoU
signed for research on Nepali language and
literature (kh 17/08/2024)
Tamang
and Nepal Bhasa languages officially recognized
in Bagmati Province (kh 06/05/2024)
Nuances
Of Englishes: Teaching English in Nepal, by
Amar Bahadur Sherma (rep 30/03/2024)
Nepali
language speakers worldwide form association in
Bangkok (kh 19/03/2024), Nepali
language speakers worldwide form ANO in Bangkok
(rep 19/03/2024)
Use
of mother tongue should be increased: Minister
Sharma (rn 08/01/2024) [Make knowledge of at least one national
language, other than Nepali, compulsory for
access to all public and political offices. This
would increase the importance of these languages
enormously and also improve the chances of
applicants who are not native Nepali speakers!]
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Documents / Websites
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
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