LANGUAGE

There are some 120 native languages of Nepal, belonging to the Indo-Aryan, Sino-Tibetan, Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian language families.
The official language of Nepal is Nepali, originally called Gorkhali, which had 11 million native speakers within Nepal as of the 2001 census. Nepali is the lingua-franca of the country and also spoken in some parts of India and Bhutan.
Major languages of Nepal
Nepali (40%, 2001 census)
Maithili
Newari/Nepal Bhasa (3%)
Tamang (5%)
Tharu (5%)
Magar (3%)
Bantawa (1.4%)
Gurung (1.3%)
Limbu (1.2%)