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.