Countries
India, Nepal
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Total No. Of Countries
223
0
46
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National Language
Nepal
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Similar To
Hindi
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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How Many People Speak?
30.00 million452.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.25 %4.43 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
25.00 million206.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million246.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)
(al arabiya) العربية
Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic
French Name
népalais
arabe
German Name
Nepali
Arabisch
Pronunciation
[neˈpali]
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/
Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Arabs