nepali

Everyday

1. The main language of Nepal, a country in the Himalaya mountains between India and China. tree →
2. A person from Nepal (also «Nepalese»). tree →
3. (adjective) From or about Nepal: «Nepali food». tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons Nepal is home to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world; Sherpa guides help climbers. Nepali is written in the Devanagari script, like Hindi. «Namaste» is a greeting in Nepali too. Nepali food: momos (dumplings), dal bhat.

Examples

• My friend's family speaks Nepali at home. tree →
• Nepali is written in the same script as Hindi. tree →
• We ate Nepali momos at the festival. tree →
• Many Nepalis live near the mountains. tree →
• The Nepali flag is not a rectangle; it has two triangles. tree →
• Mount Everest is on the border of Nepal and China. tree →

Note

Always a capital letter: Nepali. «Nepali» and «Nepalese» both mean «from Nepal»; for the language «Nepali» is more usual. Plural for people: «Nepalis». Nepal's flag is the only national flag that is not a rectangle.