Nepali Language
- Linguistic Classification Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language, part of the Indo-European language family.  
- Number of Speakers Approximately 19 million people speak Nepali as their native language, with an additional 14 million using it as a second language.  
- Official Status Nepali is the official language of Nepal and also holds official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and the Darjeeling district of West Bengal.  
- Writing System Nepali is written in the Devanagari script, which is also used for languages like Hindi and Sanskrit.