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Language code: nep

Technical information about ISO 639 language code nep

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The table below provides technical details for the Nepali (macrolanguage) language, designated by the nep code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

nep

Name

Official

Nepali (macrolanguage)

Native

नेपाली

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Eastern NepaliCentral Nepali (Standard)Western Nepali
Related languages
KumaoniGarhwaliDotyaliHindi
Key facts
Written with the Devanagari script, which has 12 vowels and 36 consonantsShows ergative alignment in past-tense transitive clausesMakes extensive use of honorific pronouns and verb forms to indicate social distanceCore vocabulary is Indo-Aryan but includes many borrowings from Tibeto-Burman languagesThe first known printed Nepali grammar was published in 1824.
Sample phrase

नमस्ते, तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Nepali (macrolanguage) language, identified by the code nep, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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