Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

भाषा

/bhasha/Roman

English meaning: Language

Nepali Definition

(नेपाली)

भाषा भनेको ध्वनि र प्रतीकहरू प्रयोग गर्ने सञ्चार प्रणाली हो। नेपालको संविधानले सबै मातृभाषाहरूलाई राष्ट्रिय भाषाको रूपमा मान्यता दिन्छ र नेपाली आधिकारिक भाषा हो। नेपालमा १२० भन्दा बढी भाषाहरू बोलिन्छन्।

English Definition

A system of communication using sounds and symbols. Nepal's Constitution recognizes all mother tongues as national languages, with Nepali as the official language. Over 120 languages are spoken in Nepal.

Example

नेपालमा १२० भन्दा बढी भाषाहरू बोलिन्छन्।

In English: More than 120 languages are spoken in Nepal.

Synonyms

  • बोली

Literary Heritage

मातृभाषा मायाको बन्धन, यसले मनलाई बाँध्छ।

/mātṛbhāṣā māyāko bandhana, yasale manālāī bāṃdhcha./

The mother tongue is a bond of love, binding the heart.

Motiram Bhatta · Poet and Publisher · 1866–1896

Motiram Bhattaka Kavita

Motiram Bhattaka Kavita — Motiram on the Nepali language as the ligament of national feeling

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Language information

Language
नेपाली
Nepali
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
32M
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