Nepal's diverse linguistic heritage evolved from four major language groups: Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Mongolian and various indigenous language isolates. The major languages of Nepal (percent spoken as mother tongue) are Nepali (48.61%), Maithili (12.30%), Bhojpuri (7.53%), Tharu (5.86%), Tamang (5.19%), Newari/Nepal Bhasa (3.63%), Magar (3.39%),Awadhi (2.47%), Rai (2.79%), Limbu (1.47%), and Bajjika (1.05%).Derived from Sanskrit, Nepali has roots in Sanskrit and is written in Devanagari script. Nepali is the official national...