Language: Nepali Find language
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Adibasi Janajati | Nepal | 1,100 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 37,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Baha'i | Nepal | 1,100 | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
|
Bahra Gaunle | Nepal | 400 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 232,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.05 % | -1 | ● |
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Bardai | Nepal | 900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Barhamu | Nepal | 7,700 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.25 % | -1 | ● |
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Bhoi (Muslim traditions) | Nepal | 200 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
|
Bhote | Nepal | 13,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.40 % | -1 | ● |
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Bhotia (Hindu traditions) | India | 141,000 | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.92 % | -1 | ● |
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Brahmin Hill | Nepal | 3,134,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | -1 | ● |
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Brahmin unspecified | Nepal | 3,222,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | -1 | ● |
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Byansi | India | 1,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Chepang | India | 1,100 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Chhantyal | Nepal | 12,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.57 % | -1 | ● |
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Chhetri | Bhutan | 4,300 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Chhetri | India | 295,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.11 % | -1 | ● |
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Chhetri | Nepal | 4,274,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.14 % | -1 | ● |
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Christian unspecified | Nepal | 700 | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | ● |
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Churaute | Nepal | 2,400 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Darjee | Bhutan | 1,900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Darjee | India | 72,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.57 % | -1 | ● |
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Darjee | Nepal | 458,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.07 % | -1 | ● |
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Devhar | Nepal | 900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Dura | Nepal | 5,100 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 3.06 % | -1 | ● |
| Totals: 85 | 75 ● |
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Note: Only people groups speaking Nepali as primary language are listed.
Other groups may speak Nepali as a secondary language.
Other groups may speak Nepali as a secondary language.
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | npi |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Baitadeli (Baitadi) |
| Bajura |
| Bajurali |
| Bajurali (Bajura) |
| Darchulali |
| Darchulali (Darjula) |
| Darchuli (Darjula) |
| Darjula |
| Eastern Pahadi |
| Eastern Pahari |
| Gorkhali |
| Gurkhali |
| Khaskura |
| Lhotshammikha |
| Nepalese |
| Parbate |
| Parbatiya |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Acchami |
| Achhami |
| Baitadeli |
| Baitadi |
| Bajhangi |
| Bajurali |
| Bheri |
| Bhutan |
| Dailekhi |
| Darchulali |
| Darchulee |
| Darchuli |
| Darjeeling |
| Gandakeli |
| Gorkhali |
| Humli |
| Kalikot |
| Kathmandu |
| Nepali |
| Palpa |
| Pokhara |
| Purbeli |
| Soradi |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Acchami |
| Bahasa Nepal |
| Bhasa Purbi |
| Khas |
| Khas Kura |
| Nepalais |
| Nepalees |
| Nepali: Acchami |
| Nepali: Achhami |
| Nepali: Baitadi |
| Nepali: Bajhangi |
| Nepali: Bajurali |
| Nepali: Bhutan |
| Nepali: Darchulee |
| Nepali: Darjeeling |
| Nepali: Kalikot |
| Nepali: Kathmandu |
| Nepali: Pokhara |
| Nepali: Pokhra |
| Parbati Bhasa |
| Pokhra |
| Purbi |
| Purwi |
| Purwi/Purbi |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1850-1961 |
| New Testament | 1821-2010 |
| Complete Bible | 1914-2004 |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource ▲ | Link |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Nepali Bible stories |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Nepali |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | New Way - Naya Goreto (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |
| Film / Video | Until We Met (Indigitube.tv) |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | International Bible Society |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |