Languages with official status in Nepal
The Constitution of Nepal recognizes all mother tongues as national languages of Nepal. History. The first legislation of Nepal "Muluki Ain" of 1854 (1910 B.S.) recognized Gorkha Bhasa, now known as Nepali language, as the only official working language of Nepal. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal of 1959 (2015 B.S.) recognized Nepali language as the sole official and national language. The Interim Constitution of Nepal of 2007 (2063 B.S.) recognized Nepal as a multi-lingual country, providing the status of national languages to all mother tongues in Nepal. However, it also continued  Nepali language as the sole official language. Constitution. The Constitution of Nepal 2015 (2072 B.S.) provisions as follows in the official language. Federal level. According to the constitutional provision, Nepali written in the Devanagari script is the official working language at the federal level. Within the Federal Parliament of Nepal use of mother tongue is practiced. The "House of Representatives Regulations, 2018" and "National Assembly Regulations, 2018" provisions that members can speak in their mother tongue and it can be documented. In 2018, parliamentarians took oath in their mother language, however they had to apply three days before the first  meeting of the House of Representatives. Similarly, the "Ordinance Regarding Oath Taking, 2020" provisions that anyone who holds a public post can take oath in a mother tongue spoken in Nepal, however for anyone to take oath in any language apart from Nepali - they have to translate the oath format themselves and pre-inform to oath officer. Province level. Fourteen languages are recommended to have official status in provincial level. Local level. There is no constitutional provision about official languages in local level. However, local levels have taken their own initiatives to determine their official languages. The Language Commission has  mentioned in its report that the constitution has given it right to determine linguistic provisions in the country and therefore recommended official languages at local levels.