Languages of Nepal
Languages in Nepal by numbers of speakers

Languages of Nepal

Section Title: Languages in Nepal by numbers of speakers
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Rank	Language	Language Family	Native Speaker Count	Percentage (%)

1	Nepali	Indo-European	11,826,953	44.64%

2	Maithili	Indo-European	3,092,530	11.67%

3	Bhojpuri	Indo-European	1,584,958	5.98%

4	Tharu	Indo-European	1,529,875	5.77%

5	Tamang	Sino-Tibetan	1,353,311	5.11%

6	Nepal Bhasa (Newari)	Sino-Tibetan	846,557	3.20%

7	Bajjika	Indo-European	793,416	2.99%

8	Magar	Sino-Tibetan	788,530	2.98%

9	Dotyali/Doteli	Indo-European	787,827	2.97%

10	Urdu	Indo-European	691,546	2.61%

11	Awadhi	Indo-European	501,752	1.89%

12	Limbu	Sino-Tibetan	343,603	1.30%

13	Gurung	Sino-Tibetan	325,622	1.23%

14	Baitadeli	Indo-European	272,524	1.03%

15	Rai	Sino-Tibetan	159,114	0.60%

16	Aachami	Indo-European	142,787	0.54%

17	Bantawa	Sino-Tibetan	132,583	0.50%

18	Rajbanshi	Indo-European	122,214	0.46%

19	Sherpa	Sino-Tibetan	114,830	0.43%

20	Hindi	Indo-European	77,569	0.29%

21	Chamling	Sino-Tibetan	76,800	0.29%

22	Bajhangi	Indo-European	67,581	0.26%

23	Santhali	Austro-Asiatic	49,858	0.19%

24	Chepang	Sino-Tibetan	48,476	0.18%

25	Danuwar	Indo-European	45,821	0.17%

26	Sunuwar	Sino-Tibetan	37,898	0.14%

27	Magahi	Indo-European	35,614	0.13%

28	Uranw/Kurux	Dravidian	33,651	0.13%

29	Kulung	Sino-Tibetan	33,170	0.13%

30	Kham (Magar)	Sino-Tibetan	27,113	0.10%

31	Rajasthani	Indo-European	25,394	0.10%

32	Majhi	Indo-European	24,422	0.09%

33	Thami	Sino-Tibetan	23,151	0.09%

34	Bhujel	Sino-Tibetan	21,715	0.08%

35	Bengali	Indo-European	21,061	0.08%

36	Thulung	Sino-Tibetan	20,659	0.08%

37	Yakkha	Sino-Tibetan	19,558	0.07%

38	Dhimal	Sino-Tibetan	19,300	0.07%

39	Tajpuriya	Indo-European	18,811	0.07%

40	Angika	Indo-European	18,555	0.07%

41	Sangpang	Sino-Tibetan	18,270	0.07%

42	Khaling	Sino-Tibetan	14,467	0.05%

43	Wambule	Sino-Tibetan	13,470	0.05%

44	Kumal	Indo-European	12,222	0.05%

45	Darai	Indo-European	11,677	0.04%

46	Bahing	Sino-Tibetan	11,658	0.04%

47	Bajureli	Indo-European	10,704	0.04%

48	Hyolmo	Sino-Tibetan	10,176	0.04%

49	Nachiring	Sino-Tibetan	10,041	0.04%

50	Yamphu	Sino-Tibetan	9,208	0.03%

51	Bote	Indo-European	8,766	0.03%

52	Ghale	Sino-Tibetan	8,092	0.03%

53	Dumi	Sino-Tibetan	7,638	0.03%

54	Lepcha	Sino-Tibetan	7,499	0.03%

55	Puma	Sino-Tibetan	6,686	0.03%

56	Dungmali	Sino-Tibetan	6,260	0.02%

57	Darchuleli	Indo-European	5,928	0.02%

58	Aathpariya	Sino-Tibetan	5,530	0.02%

59	Thakali	Sino-Tibetan	5,242	0.02%

60	Jirel	Sino-Tibetan	4,829	0.02%

61	Mewahang	Sino-Tibetan	4,650	0.02%

62	Sign Language	−	4,476	0.02%

63	Tibetan	Sino-Tibetan	4,445	0.02%

64	Meche	Sino-Tibetan	4,375	0.02%

65	Chhantyal	Sino-Tibetan	4,283	0.02%

66	Raji	Sino-Tibetan	3,758	0.01%

67	Lohorung	Sino-Tibetan	3,716	0.01%

68	Chhintang	Sino-Tibetan	3,712	0.01%

69	Gangai	Indo-European	3,612	0.01%

70	Pahari	Sino-Tibetan	3,458	0.01%

71	Dailekhi	Indo-European	3,102	0.01%

72	Lhopa	Sino-Tibetan	3,029	0.01%

73	Dura	Sino-Tibetan	2,156	0.01%

74	Koch	Sino-Tibetan	2,080	0.01%

75	Chiling	Sino-Tibetan	2,046	0.01%

76	English	Indo-European	2,045	0.01%

77	Jerung	Sino-Tibetan	1,763	0.01%

78	Khas	Indo-European	1,747	0.01%

79	Sanskrit	Indo-European	1,669	0.01%

80	Dolpali	Indo-European	1,667	0.01%

81	Hayu	Sino-Tibetan	1,520	0.01%

82	Tilung	Sino-Tibetan	1,424	0.01%

83	Koi	Sino-Tibetan	1,271	0.00%

84	Kisan	Indo-European	1,178	0.00%

85	Waling	Sino-Tibetan	1,169	0.00%

86	Musalban	Indo-European	1,075	0.00%

87	Hariyani/Haryanvi	Indo-European	889	0.00%

88	Jumli	Indo-European	851	0.00%

89	Lhomi	Sino-Tibetan	808	0.00%

90	Punjabi	Indo-European	808	0.00%

91	Belhare	Sino-Tibetan	599	0.00%

92	Oriya	Indo-European	584	0.00%

93	Sonaha	Indo-European	579	0.00%

94	Sindhi	Indo-European	518	0.00%

95	Dadeldhuri	Indo-European	488	0.00%

96	Byangshi	Sino-Tibetan	480	0.00%

97	Assamese	Indo-European	476	0.00%

98	Raute	Sino-Tibetan	461	0.00%

99	Saam	Sino-Tibetan	401	0.00%

100	Manange	Sino-Tibetan	392	0.00%

101	Dhuleli	Sino-Tibetan	347	0.00%

102	Phangduali	Sino-Tibetan	290	0.00%

103	Surel	Sino-Tibetan	287	0.00%

104	Malpande	Indo-European	247	0.00%

105	Chinese	Sino-Tibetan	242	0.00%

106	Khariya	Austro-Asiatic	238	0.00%

107	Kurmali	Indo-European	227	0.00%

108	Baram	Sino-Tibetan	155	0.00%

109	Lingkhim	Sino-Tibetan	129	0.00%

110	Sadhani	Indo-European	122	0.00%

111	Kagate	Sino-Tibetan	99	0.00%

112	Dzonkha	Sino-Tibetan	80	0.00%

113	Bankariya	Sino-Tibetan	69	0.00%

114	Kaike	Sino-Tibetan	50	0.00%

115	Gadhawali/Garhwali	Indo-European	38	0.00%

116	French	Indo-European	34	0.00%

117	Mizo	Sino-Tibetan	32	0.00%

118	Kuki	Sino-Tibetan	29	0.00%

119	Kusunda	Language Isolate	28	0.00%

120	Russian	Indo-European	17	0.00%

121	Spanish	Indo-European	16	0.00%

122	Nagamese	Sino-Tibetan	10	0.00%

123	Arabic	Afro-Asiatic	8	0.00%

−	Not reported	−	47,718	0.18%

−	Others	−	21,173	0.08%

Total	26,494,504	100%

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Maithili is the second most spoken language in Nepal at 11.67%.

final_sentence: Maithili is the second most spoken language in Nepal at 11.67%.