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'''Nepali''' (Devanagari: नेपाली) is an {{Wp|Indo-Aryan language}} native to the Himalayas region of [[:Category:Asia|South Asia]]. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of {{tag|Nepal}}, where it also serves as a lingua franca. Nepali also has official status in the [[:Category:India|Indian]] state of Sikkim, and in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration of West Bengal; it also has a significant number of speakers in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Uttarakhand. Nepali is spoken by about a quarter of [[:Category:Bhutan|Bhutan's]] population. In [[:Category:Myanmar|Myanmar]], it is spoken by the Burmese Gurkhas. The Nepali diaspora in the [[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]], [[:Category:Brunei|Brunei]], [[:Category:Australia|Australia]], and worldwide also use the language. Nepali is spoken by approximately 16 million native speakers, and another 9 million as a second language. | |||
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