Nepali

[nuh-paw-lee, -pah-, -pal-ee, ney-]

noun, plural Ne·pal·is, Ne·pal·i for 2.

Also Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.

Nepalese(def 2).

adjective

Nepalese(def 1).

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Examples from the Web for nepali

Contemporary Examples of nepali

Horst Ulrich, a 72-year-old German on a trek with a group of friends, watched four Nepali guides swept away by an avalanche.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable
Dick Dorworth
October 20, 2014
Many of the other Nepali Sherpas working on the mountain witnessed the avalanche as it covered their friends and fellow workers.
Everest's Sherpas Are Right To Revolt
Dick Dorworth
April 22, 2014

Historical Examples of nepali

These Nepali traders (Newars) have their own Hindu temple in the village.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921
Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

British Dictionary definitions for nepali

Nepali

noun

the official language of Nepal, also spoken in Sikkim and parts of India. It forms the E group of Pahari and belongs to the Indic branch of Indo-European

plural -pali or -palis a native or inhabitant of Nepal; a Nepalese

adjective

of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language; Nepalese

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