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)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adibasi Janajati Nepal 1,300 ☀︎
Badhi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 44,000 ☀︎
 Baha'i Nepal 1,400 ☀︎
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 281,000 ☀︎
 Baramu Nepal 9,100
 Bhote Nepal 15,000
 Bhotia India 128,000
 Brahmin Hill Nepal 3,704,000 ☀︎
 Byansi India 1,000 ☀︎
 Chepang India 1,600 ☀︎
 Chhantyal Nepal 14,000
 Chhetri Bhutan 4,300 ☀︎
 Chhetri India 241,000
 Chhetri Nepal 5,062,000
Churaute Nepal 2,800 ☀︎
 Darjee Bhutan 2,000 ☀︎
 Darjee India 57,000
 Darjee Nepal 543,000
 Dura Nepal 6,100
Gandharva Nepal 8,100
 Gangai India 5,900 ☀︎
 Gangai Nepal 44,000 ☀︎
 Gharti Nepal 136,000
 Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 9,900
 Gurung Ghaleg India 131,000
 Kamar Nepal 1,900 ☀︎
 Kami India 116,000
 Kami Nepal 1,448,000
 Khas India 74,000
 Khas Nepal 19,000 ☀︎
 Kumal India 4,800 ☀︎
 Kumal Nepal 139,000
 Magar India 410,000
 Magar Nepal 2,175,000
 Majhi Nepal 96,000
 Nepalese, Gurkha Brunei 2,200
 Nepali, general United Arab Emirates 96,000
 Nepali, general Australia 136,000
 Nepali, general Myanmar (Burma) 298,000
 Nepali, general Canada 8,500
 Nepali, general Finland 4,000
 Nepali, general China, Hong Kong 17,000
 Nepali, general Malaysia 252,000
 Nepali, general New Zealand 2,900
 Nepali, general United States 59,000
 Newah Bhutan 3,700 ☀︎
 Newah India 190,000
 Newah Bangladesh 1,000
 Pahari Nepal 16,000
 Rai India 142,000
 Rai Nepal 713,000
 Raute Nepal 1,100 ☀︎
Sarbaria Nepal 3,700 ☀︎
 Sarki Bhutan 1,700 ☀︎
 Sarki India 32,000
 Sarki Nepal 432,000
 Sherpa India 50,000
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 70,000 ☀︎
 Sunuwar India 95,000
 Tamang Bhutan 9,400
 Tamang India 275,000
 Thakali India 2,400
 Thakali Nepal 13,000
 Thakuri India 38,000
 Thakuri Nepal 489,000
 Thami India 3,500
 Tharu Khawas Nepal 1,800
 Yakthumba, Limbu Bhutan 1,800
 Yakthumba, Limbu India 161,000
  Totals:  69     59
SECONDARY Language
(337 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Abor India 1,800
 Adi India 79,000
Adi Gallong India 20,000
 Adi Minyong India 27,000
 Adi Padam India 15,000
Adi Pasi India 3,400
 Ahar Nepal 2,400 ☀︎
 Aka India 12,000
 Amat Nepal 3,500 ☀︎
 Anal India 25,000
 Angami India 169,000
 Ansari India 12,058,000 ☀︎
 Ansari Nepal 51,000 ☀︎
 Ao India 262,000
 Arleng India 663,000
Asur India 39,000
 Ath Pahariya Nepal 6,900 ☀︎
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 38,000
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) Nepal 2,700 ☀︎
 Baha'i India 15,000 ☀︎
 Bahing Nepal 3,300 ☀︎
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) Nepal 18,000 ☀︎
 Baiga India 646,000
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) Nepal 30,000
 Bania Bhutan 4,000 ☀︎
 Bania Agarwal Nepal 21,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified India 19,328,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified Nepal 147,000 ☀︎
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,042,000
 Bantar Nepal 64,000 ☀︎
 Bantawa Nepal 5,200 ☀︎
 Bari (Hindu traditions) Nepal 11,000 ☀︎
 Barman India 7,600
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 630,000 ☀︎
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) Nepal 27,000 ☀︎
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) Nepal 2,500 ☀︎
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) Nepal 8,700 ☀︎
 Bharia Bhumia India 362,000 ☀︎
 Bhattra India 351,000
 Bhil unspecified India 16,567,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 171,000 ☀︎
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat Nepal 8,600 ☀︎
 Bhoksa India 66,000 ☀︎
 Bhotia Sikkim Bhutan 6,300 ☀︎
 Bhotia Sikkim India 95,000
 Bhumij India 1,262,000
 Bind Nepal 84,000 ☀︎
Birhor India 23,000
 Birjia India 16,000
 Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 131,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,642,000
Bori India 3,800
 Bote-Majhi Nepal 13,000
 Brahmin Bhutan 6,300 ☀︎
 Brahmin Bhumihar Nepal 19,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Bohara Nepal 1,200 ☀︎
 Brahmin Gaur Nepal 8,100 ☀︎
 Brahmin Joshi Nepal 2,400 ☀︎
 Brahmin Kanaujia Nepal 7,300 ☀︎
 Brahmin Khandelwal Nepal 2,200 ☀︎
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi Nepal 3,400 ☀︎
 Brahmin Saraswat Nepal 3,200 ☀︎
 Brahmin Terai Nepal 120,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified India 39,339,000 ☀︎
 Bru India 232,000
Bujur India 2,900
 Byansi Nepal 4,800 ☀︎
 Chakhesang India 177,000
 Chakma India 247,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 371,000
 Chamling Nepal 7,400 ☀︎
 Chang India 73,000
 Chaudhari, tribal India 341,000
 Chenchu India 79,000
 Chepang, Tsepang Nepal 79,000
 Chero India 180,000
 Chidimar Nepal 5,100 ☀︎
 Chik Baraik India 137,000
 Chothe India 4,200
 Christian India 1,575,000
 Danuwar Rai Nepal 97,000
 Darai Nepal 20,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,817,000 ☀︎
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 8,600 ☀︎
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) Nepal 23,000 ☀︎
 Deori India 58,000
Dhandi Nepal 2,200 ☀︎
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,143,000 ☀︎
 Dhanuk Nepal 253,000 ☀︎
 Dharkar Nepal 3,100 ☀︎
 Dhimal Nepal 31,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 13,770,000 ☀︎
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 129,000 ☀︎
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Nepal 8,200 ☀︎
 Dhodia India 768,000 ☀︎
Digaru India 1,200
 Dolpa Nepal 4,700
 Dom (Hindu traditions) Nepal 16,000 ☀︎
 Dura India 3,600
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Nepal 241,000 ☀︎
 Gadaba India 154,000
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Nepal 9,200 ☀︎
Gaddi (Hindu traditions) India 263,000 ☀︎
 Galong India 91,000
 Gamit India 514,000
 Gangte India 24,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,241,000
 Gharti India 27,000
 Gond unspecified India 11,528,000
 Gosain Nepal 2,000 ☀︎
Gurung Ghale Nepal 26,000
 Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 ☀︎
 Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 605,000
 Hajam Nepal 42,000 ☀︎
 Hajang India 91,000
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Nepal 5,000
 Halba India 825,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 97,000 ☀︎
 Haomei India 75,000
 Hayu Nepal 3,500
 Hmar India 111,000
 Ho India 1,213,000
Hojai India 4,900
 Illemei India 108,000
 Jad India 2,500
 Jamatia India 94,000
 Jaunsari India 105,000 ☀︎
 Jirel Nepal 6,600
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,100 ☀︎
Juang India 53,000
 Kachari Dimasa India 164,000
 Kachari Sonwal India 311,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 63,000 ☀︎
 Kahha India 60,000
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) India 3,049,000 ☀︎
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 152,000
 Kalwar Jaiswal Nepal 6,600 ☀︎
Kalwar Sunri Nepal 9,300 ☀︎
 Kanaura India 60,000 ☀︎
 Kandha Gauda India 30,000
 Kandu Nepal 148,000 ☀︎
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 3,500 ☀︎
 Karmali India 145,000
 Kawar India 1,127,000
 Kawar Nepal 1,400 ☀︎
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Nepal 51,000
 Khaling Nepal 1,700 ☀︎
 Khambu Bhutan 1,500 ☀︎
 Khambu India 385,000
 Khamiyang India 1,500
 Kharia India 853,000
 Kharwar India 643,000
 Khas Bhutan 1,000 ☀︎
 Khasi India 1,405,000
 Khatwa Nepal 118,000 ☀︎
 Khiamniungan India 70,000
 Kisan India 1,752,000
 Kisan Nepal 2,600
 Koch (Hindu traditions) India 57,000
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 9,241,000 ☀︎
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 353,000
 Kokna India 1,220,000
 Kol India 1,992,000 ☀︎
 Kolowar India 275,000 ☀︎
 Kom India 20,000
 Konda Dhora India 276,000
 Konyak India 270,000
 Kori India 2,913,000
 Korwa India 503,000
 Kui Khond India 1,788,000
 Kuki Chin India 160,000
 Kulung Nepal 32,000
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) India 18,002,000 ☀︎
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 73,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 21,602,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 266,000 ☀︎
 Lahaula India 3,300
 Lamkang India 8,900
 Lhomi India 1,900
 Lhomi, Shing Saapa Nepal 1,300
 Lisu Yobin India 3,400
 Loba Bhutan 2,300 ☀︎
 Loba Nepal 3,100
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 146,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 10,857,000 ☀︎
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 119,000 ☀︎
Lohara India 295,000
 Lotha India 201,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) Nepal 80,000 ☀︎
 Magar Bhutan 2,800 ☀︎
 Mahali India 101,000
 Mahli India 459,000
 Mahratta unspecified India 35,656,000 ☀︎
 Majhi India 135,000
 Majhwar India 210,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) Nepal 17,000
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) Nepal 199,000
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) Nepal 2,200 ☀︎
 Malto India 214,000
 Mara India 49,000
 Maramei India 31,000
Maring India 31,000
 Marma (Magh) India 52,000
 Mech India 62,000
 Mech Nepal 5,700
 Meena India 5,210,000
Mewahang Nepal 4,500 ☀︎
 Miju Mishmi India 7,000
Miniyong India 8,900
 Miri India 783,000
 Mishmi India 27,000
 Miyan Nepal 35,000 ☀︎
 Mizo India 162,000
Mizo Fanai India 16,000
Mizo Lushai India 637,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 15,000 ☀︎
 Monpa India 45,000
 Monpa Dirang India 8,100
 Monpa Tawang India 8,000
 Munda India 4,094,000
 Murao (Hindu traditions) Nepal 2,000 ☀︎
Murasing India 16,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 270,000
 Naga India 19,000
 Naga Tangkhul India 224,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 169,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 136,000 ☀︎
 Newah Nepal 1,522,000
 Nissi India 43,000
Nocte India 43,000
 Nyishi India 281,000
 Oraon India 5,076,000
Padam India 3,500
 Paite (Christian traditions) India 90,000
Paite Simte India 8,800
Pangwala India 20,000 ☀︎
 Pardhan India 358,000
 Pardhi India 410,000 ☀︎
Parhaiya India 35,000
 Parja unspecified India 445,000
Pasi India 1,200
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 4,600 ☀︎
Pawi India 59,000
 Pinjara Nepal 20,000 ☀︎
 Pnar India 314,000
 Pochury India 26,000
 Poumai India 145,000
 Qassab Nepal 1,900 ☀︎
 Qazi Nepal 12,000 ☀︎
 Rabha India 415,000
 Rai Bhutan 3,900 ☀︎
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,661,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 133,000
 Rajbhar Nepal 12,000
Rajdhob Nepal 16,000 ☀︎
Raji India 2,200
Raji Nepal 5,400
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 31,412,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) Nepal 44,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 2,224,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) Nepal 15,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Khasiya India 150,000 ☀︎
 Rengma India 79,000
 Rongkup Bhutan 3,000 ☀︎
 Rongkup India 88,000
 Rongkup Nepal 4,700
 Rongmei India 112,000
Sampang Nepal 1,700 ☀︎
 Sangtam India 86,000
 Santal (Sawntal) India 8,505,000
 Saora unspecified India 1,074,000
Sauria Paharia India 58,000
 Sayyid Nepal 76,000 ☀︎
 Sema India 274,000
 Shaikh Nepal 942,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh Qureshi Nepal 20,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh unspecified India 81,439,000 ☀︎
 Sherdukpen India 3,900
 Sherpa Bhutan 10,000 ☀︎
 Sherpa Nepal 127,000
 Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,900
 Singpho India 9,300
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 9,456,000 ☀︎
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 76,000
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 107,000
 Sunuwar Nepal 65,000
Tagin India 70,000
 Tai Man India 6,000
 Tajpuriya Nepal 22,000
 Tamang Nepal 1,768,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 93,000 ☀︎
Tangsa India 17,000
Tangsa Kemsing India 1,500
Tangsa Moglum India 2,900
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 121,000
 Tanu India 49,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 425,000
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) Nepal 15,000 ☀︎
 Thadou India 245,000
 Thakali Marphali Nepal 2,200
 Thakkar India 658,000 ☀︎
Thakuria Nepal 2,900 ☀︎
 Thami Nepal 34,000
 Tharu India 522,000
 Tharu Rana Nepal 240,000
 Tharu unspecified Nepal 2,067,000
 Thulung Nepal 3,900 ☀︎
 Tibetan, Bhotia Nepal 3,000 ☀︎
 Tipera India 775,000
 Tiwa India 273,000
 Tokpegola Nepal 1,700 ☀︎
 Uchoi Tipura (Brung) India 2,900
 Vaiphei India 52,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Nepal 6,600 ☀︎
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) Nepal 1,500 ☀︎
 Walang Bhutan 3,700 ☀︎
 Walang Nepal 1,400 ☀︎
 Wancho India 73,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 46,502,000 ☀︎
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,228,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Dhindhor Nepal 18,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Gaoli Nepal 93,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Rawat Nepal 11,000 ☀︎
 Yakkha India 6,500
 Yakkha Nepal 28,000
 Yakthumba, Limbu Nepal 446,000
Yamphu Nepal 8,000 ☀︎
 Yehlmo Nepal 12,000
 Yenadi India 788,000
 Yerukula India 622,000
 Yimchungra India 76,000
 Zeliang India 117,000
  Totals:  337     233

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
Bajureli
Bheri
Bhutan
Dadeldhuri
Dailekhi
Darchulali
Darchulee
Darchuleli
Darchuli
Darjeeling
Gandakeli
Gorkhali
Humli
Kalikot
Kathmandu
Nepali
North East
Palpa
Pokhara
Purbeli
Soradi

Dialect Alternate Names
Acchami
Bahasa Nepal
Bhasa Purbi
Darjula
Eastern Pahari
Gorkhali
Gurkhali
Khas
Khas Kura
Khaskura
Nepalais
Nepalees
Nepalese
Nepali: Acchami
Nepali: Achhami
Nepali: Baitadi
Nepali: Bhutan
Nepali: Darchulee
Nepali: Darjeeling
Nepali: Gorkhali
Nepali: Kalikot
Nepali: Kathmandu
Nepali: Palpa
Nepali: Pokhara
Nepali: Pokhra
Parbate
Parbati Bhasa
Parbatiya
Pokhra
Purbi
Purwi
Purwi/Purbi


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