Countries
Japan
India, Nepal
National Language
Japan
Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Language Academy of Nepal
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Korean Language
Hindi
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
नमस्ते (namaste)
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good afternoon
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
कृपया
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Nepal
Dialect 2
Hakata
Bajhangi
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
India, Nepal
Dialect 3
Kansai
Baitadeli
Where They Speak
kansai
Nepal
Native Name
日本語
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Nihongo
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
japonais
népalais
German Name
Japanisch
Nepali
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[neˈpali]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Japanese
Nepali
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Signed Nepali
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nucl1643
nepa1254
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Agglutinative
All Japanese and Nepali Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Japanese and Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Nepali Speaking population
Japanese and Nepali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Nepali languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Nepali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Japanese and Nepali on Japanese vs Nepali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Nepali Language Codes
Japanese and Nepali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Nepali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.