Nepali

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

/ nəˈpɔ li, -ˈpɑ-, -ˈpæl i, neɪ- /

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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Example sentences from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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

/ (nɪˈpɔːlɪ) /

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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