Language:  Nepali

Approximate Global Speakers

17,091,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

69

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(69 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adibasi Janajati Nepal 1,200 ☀︎
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 42,000 ☀︎
 Baha'i Nepal 1,300 ☀︎
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 267,000 ☀︎
 Baramu Nepal 8,600
 Bhote Nepal 14,000
 Bhotia India 130,000
 Brahmin Hill Nepal 3,512,000 ☀︎
 Byansi India 1,000 ☀︎
 Chepang India 1,600 ☀︎
 Chhantyal Nepal 13,000
 Chhetri Bhutan 4,400 ☀︎
 Chhetri India 245,000
 Chhetri Nepal 4,799,000
Churaute Nepal 2,600 ☀︎
 Darjee Bhutan 2,000 ☀︎
 Darjee India 58,000
 Darjee Nepal 515,000
 Dura Nepal 5,800
Gandharva Nepal 7,600
 Gangai India 6,000 ☀︎
 Gangai Nepal 42,000 ☀︎
 Gharti Nepal 129,000
 Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 10,000
 Gurung Ghaleg India 133,000
 Kamar Nepal 1,800 ☀︎
 Kami India 118,000
 Kami Nepal 1,373,000
 Khas India 75,000
 Khas Nepal 18,000 ☀︎
 Kumal India 4,800 ☀︎
 Kumal Nepal 132,000
 Magar India 417,000
 Magar Nepal 2,062,000
 Majhi Nepal 91,000
 Nepalese, Gurkha Brunei 2,200
 Nepali, general United Arab Emirates 114,000
 Nepali, general Australia 138,000
 Nepali, general Myanmar (Burma) 297,000
 Nepali, general Canada 8,700
 Nepali, general Finland 4,000
 Nepali, general China, Hong Kong 16,000
 Nepali, general Malaysia 261,000
 Nepali, general New Zealand 2,900
 Nepali, general United States 60,000
 Newah Bhutan 3,700 ☀︎
 Newah Bangladesh 1,000
 Newah India 193,000
 Pahari Nepal 15,000
 Rai India 144,000
 Rai Nepal 676,000
 Raute Nepal 1,000 ☀︎
Sarbaria Nepal 3,500 ☀︎
 Sarki Bhutan 1,700 ☀︎
 Sarki India 33,000
 Sarki Nepal 410,000
 Sherpa India 51,000
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 66,000 ☀︎
 Sunuwar India 97,000
 Tamang Bhutan 9,400
 Tamang India 279,000
 Thakali India 2,400
 Thakali Nepal 13,000
 Thakuri India 38,000
 Thakuri Nepal 464,000
 Thami India 3,500
 Tharu Khawas Nepal 1,700
 Yakthumba, Limbu Bhutan 1,800
 Yakthumba, Limbu India 163,000
  Totals:  69     58
SECONDARY Language
(337 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Abor India 1,800
 Adi India 81,000
Adi Gallong India 20,000
 Adi Minyong India 28,000
 Adi Padam India 15,000
Adi Pasi India 3,500
 Ahar Nepal 2,200 ☀︎
 Aka India 13,000
 Amat Nepal 3,300 ☀︎
 Anal India 26,000
 Angami India 171,000
 Ansari India 12,243,000 ☀︎
 Ansari Nepal 48,000 ☀︎
 Ao India 266,000
 Arleng India 673,000
Asur India 40,000
 Ath Pahariya Nepal 6,500 ☀︎
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 36,000
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) Nepal 2,600 ☀︎
 Baha'i India 16,000 ☀︎
 Bahing Nepal 3,100 ☀︎
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) Nepal 17,000 ☀︎
 Baiga India 656,000
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) Nepal 28,000
 Bania Bhutan 4,000 ☀︎
 Bania Agarwal Nepal 20,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified India 19,625,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified Nepal 140,000 ☀︎
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,151,000
 Bantar Nepal 60,000 ☀︎
 Bantawa Nepal 4,900
 Bari (Hindu traditions) Nepal 10,000 ☀︎
 Barman India 7,700
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 640,000 ☀︎
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) Nepal 26,000 ☀︎
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) Nepal 2,300 ☀︎
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) Nepal 8,200 ☀︎
 Bharia Bhumia India 368,000 ☀︎
 Bhattra India 357,000
 Bhil unspecified India 16,822,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 162,000 ☀︎
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat Nepal 8,200 ☀︎
 Bhoksa India 67,000 ☀︎
 Bhotia Sikkim Bhutan 6,300 ☀︎
 Bhotia Sikkim India 96,000
 Bhumij India 1,282,000
 Bind Nepal 80,000 ☀︎
Birhor India 24,000
 Birjia India 17,000
 Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 133,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,667,000
Bori India 3,800
 Bote-Majhi Nepal 12,000
 Brahmin Bhutan 6,300 ☀︎
 Brahmin Bhumihar Nepal 18,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Bohara Nepal 1,100 ☀︎
 Brahmin Gaur Nepal 7,700 ☀︎
 Brahmin Joshi Nepal 2,300 ☀︎
 Brahmin Kanaujia Nepal 6,900 ☀︎
 Brahmin Khandelwal Nepal 2,100 ☀︎
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi Nepal 3,200 ☀︎
 Brahmin Saraswat Nepal 3,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Terai Nepal 114,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified India 39,943,000 ☀︎
 Bru India 236,000
Bujur India 2,900
 Byansi Nepal 4,600 ☀︎
 Chakhesang India 180,000
Chakma India 250,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 352,000
 Chamling Nepal 7,000 ☀︎
 Chang India 74,000
 Chaudhari, tribal India 347,000
 Chenchu India 81,000
 Chepang, Tsepang Nepal 75,000
 Chero India 182,000
 Chidimar Nepal 4,800 ☀︎
 Chik Baraik India 139,000
 Chothe India 4,200
 Christian India 1,600,000
 Danuwar Rai Nepal 92,000
 Darai Nepal 19,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,860,000 ☀︎
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 8,100 ☀︎
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) Nepal 22,000 ☀︎
 Deori India 59,000
Dhandi Nepal 2,100 ☀︎
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,191,000 ☀︎
 Dhanuk Nepal 240,000 ☀︎
 Dharkar Nepal 2,900 ☀︎
 Dhimal Nepal 29,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Nepal 7,700 ☀︎
 Dhodia India 780,000 ☀︎
Digaru India 1,200
 Dolpa Nepal 4,500
 Dom (Hindu traditions) Nepal 15,000 ☀︎
 Dura India 3,600
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Nepal 228,000 ☀︎
 Gadaba India 156,000
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Nepal 8,700 ☀︎
Gaddi (Hindu traditions) India 267,000 ☀︎
 Galong India 92,000
 Gamit India 522,000
 Gangte India 25,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,260,000
 Gharti India 27,000
 Gond unspecified India 11,705,000
 Gosain Nepal 1,900 ☀︎
Gurung Ghale Nepal 25,000
 Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 ☀︎
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 573,000
 Hajam Nepal 40,000 ☀︎
 Hajang India 93,000
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Nepal 4,700
 Halba India 837,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 92,000 ☀︎
 Haomei India 76,000
 Hayu Nepal 3,300
 Hmar India 112,000
 Ho India 1,232,000
Hojai India 5,000
 Illemei India 110,000
 Jad India 2,500
 Jamatia India 96,000
 Jaunsari India 106,000 ☀︎
 Jirel Nepal 6,200
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,000 ☀︎
Juang India 54,000
 Kachari Dimasa India 167,000
 Kachari Sonwal India 315,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 59,000 ☀︎
 Kahha India 61,000
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) India 3,096,000 ☀︎
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 144,000
 Kalwar Jaiswal Nepal 6,200 ☀︎
Kalwar Sunri Nepal 8,800 ☀︎
 Kanaura India 61,000 ☀︎
 Kandha Gauda India 30,000
 Kandu Nepal 140,000 ☀︎
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 3,300 ☀︎
 Karmali India 147,000
 Kawar India 1,144,000
 Kawar Nepal 1,400 ☀︎
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Nepal 49,000
 Kemsing Tangsa India 1,500
 Khaling Nepal 1,600
 Khambu Bhutan 1,500 ☀︎
 Khambu India 391,000
 Khamiyang India 1,500
 Kharia India 866,000
 Kharwar India 653,000
 Khas Bhutan 1,000 ☀︎
 Khasi India 1,426,000
 Khatwa Nepal 112,000 ☀︎
 Khiamniungan India 71,000
 Kisan India 1,779,000
 Kisan Nepal 2,500
 Koch (Hindu traditions) India 58,000
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 9,382,000 ☀︎
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 335,000
 Kokna India 1,239,000
 Kol India 2,022,000 ☀︎
 Kolowar India 280,000 ☀︎
 Kom India 20,000
 Konda Dhora India 280,000
 Konyak India 274,000
 Kori India 2,957,000
 Korwa India 511,000
 Kui Khond India 1,815,000
 Kuki Chin India 163,000
 Kulung Nepal 30,000
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) India 18,279,000 ☀︎
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 69,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 21,933,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 252,000 ☀︎
 Lahaula India 3,300
 Lamkang India 9,000
 Lhomi India 1,900
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa Nepal 1,200
 Lisu Yobin India 3,400
 Loba Bhutan 2,300 ☀︎
 Loba Nepal 2,900
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 149,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,024,000 ☀︎
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 113,000 ☀︎
Lohara India 299,000
 Lotha India 204,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) Nepal 76,000 ☀︎
 Magar Bhutan 2,900 ☀︎
 Mahali India 103,000
 Mahli India 466,000
 Mahratta unspecified India 36,204,000 ☀︎
 Majhi India 137,000
 Majhwar India 214,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) Nepal 16,000
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) Nepal 189,000
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) Nepal 2,000 ☀︎
 Malto India 218,000
 Mara India 50,000
 Maramei India 32,000
Maring India 31,000
 Marma (Magh) India 53,000
 Mech India 63,000
 Mech Nepal 5,400
 Meena India 5,290,000
Mewahang Nepal 4,200 ☀︎
 Miju Mishmi India 7,100
Miniyong India 9,000
 Miri India 795,000
 Mishmi India 28,000
 Miyan Nepal 33,000 ☀︎
 Mizo India 164,000
Mizo Fanai India 17,000
Mizo Lushai India 646,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 15,000 ☀︎
 Monpa India 46,000
 Monpa Dirang India 8,200
 Monpa Tawang India 8,200
 Munda India 4,157,000
 Murao (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,900 ☀︎
Murasing India 16,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 256,000
 Naga India 19,000
 Naga Tangkhul India 228,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 172,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 129,000 ☀︎
 Newah Nepal 1,443,000
 Nissi India 44,000
Nocte India 44,000
 Nyishi India 285,000
 Oraon India 5,154,000
Padam India 3,600
 Paite (Christian traditions) India 91,000
Paite Simte India 9,000
Pangwala India 20,000 ☀︎
 Pardhan India 363,000
 Pardhi India 416,000 ☀︎
Parhaiya India 35,000
 Parja unspecified India 452,000
Pasi India 1,200
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 4,300 ☀︎
Pawi India 60,000
 Pinjara Nepal 19,000 ☀︎
 Pnar India 319,000
 Pochury India 26,000
 Poumai India 148,000
 Qassab Nepal 1,800 ☀︎
 Qazi Nepal 11,000 ☀︎
 Rabha India 421,000
 Rai Bhutan 3,900 ☀︎
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 13,981,000 ☀︎
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 123,000 ☀︎
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,748,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 126,000
 Rajbhar Nepal 12,000
Rajdhob Nepal 15,000 ☀︎
Raji India 2,300
Raji Nepal 5,100
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 31,894,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) Nepal 42,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 2,258,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) Nepal 14,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Khasiya India 152,000 ☀︎
 Rengma India 80,000
 Rongkup-Lepcha Bhutan 3,000 ☀︎
 Rongkup-Lepcha India 89,000
 Rongkup-Lepcha Nepal 4,500
 Rongmei India 114,000
Sampang Nepal 1,600 ☀︎
 Sangtam India 87,000
 Santal (Sawntal) India 8,636,000
 Saora unspecified India 1,091,000
Sauria Paharia India 59,000
 Sayyid Nepal 72,000 ☀︎
 Sema India 278,000
 Shaikh Nepal 893,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh Qureshi Nepal 19,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh unspecified India 82,690,000 ☀︎
 Sherdukpen India 4,000
 Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 ☀︎
 Sherpa Nepal 121,000
 Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,800
 Singpho India 9,500
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 9,601,000 ☀︎
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 72,000
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 102,000
 Sunuwar Nepal 62,000
Tagin India 71,000
 Tai Man India 6,100
 Tajpuriya Nepal 21,000
 Tamang Nepal 1,676,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 88,000 ☀︎
Tangsa India 18,000
Tangsa Moglum India 3,000
Tangsa Mossang India 4,400
Tangsa Roerah India 1,700
Tangsa Taisen India 1,200
 Tangsa Tikhak India 2,600
Tangsa Yougli India 1,200
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) Nepal 115,000
 Tanu India 50,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 403,000
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) Nepal 14,000 ☀︎
 Thadou India 249,000
 Thakali Marphali Nepal 2,100
 Thakkar India 668,000 ☀︎
Thakuria Nepal 2,700 ☀︎
 Thami Nepal 32,000
 Tharu India 530,000
 Tharu Rana Nepal 227,000
 Tharu unspecified Nepal 1,959,000
 Thulung Nepal 3,700 ☀︎
 Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 2,900 ☀︎
 Tipera India 787,000
 Tiwa India 278,000
 Tokpegola Nepal 1,600 ☀︎
 Uchoi Tipura (Brung) India 3,000
 Vaiphei India 52,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Nepal 6,200 ☀︎
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) Nepal 1,400 ☀︎
 Walang Bhutan 3,700 ☀︎
 Walang Nepal 1,400 ☀︎
 Wancho India 74,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 47,216,000 ☀︎
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,164,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Dhindhor Nepal 17,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Gaoli Nepal 89,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Rawat Nepal 10,000 ☀︎
 Yakkha India 6,600
 Yakkha Nepal 26,000
 Yakthumba, Limbu Nepal 423,000
Yamphu Nepal 7,600 ☀︎
 Yehlmo Nepal 12,000
 Yenadi India 800,000
 Yerukula India 632,000
 Yimchungra India 78,000
 Zeliang India 119,000
  Totals:  337     231

Language Alternate Names
Baitadeli
Bajura
Bajurali
Darchulali
Darchuli
Darjula
Eastern Pahadi
Eastern Pahari
Gorkhali
Gurkhali
Khaskura
Lhotshamkha
Lhotshammikha
Lhotshampa
Nepalese
Parbate
Parbatiya

Dialects
Acchami
Achhami
Baitadi
Bajhangi
Bajureli
Bheri
Bhutan
Dadeldhuri
Dailekhi
Darchulee
Darchuleli
Darjeeling
Gandakeli
Humli
Kalikot
Kathmandu
Nepali
North East
Palpa
Pokhara
Purbeli
Soradi

Dialect Alternate Names
Bahasa Nepal
Bhasa Purbi
Khas
Khas Kura
Nepalais
Nepalees
Nepali: Acchami
Nepali: Pokhra
Parbati Bhasa
Pokhra
Purbi
Purwi
Purwi/Purbi


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