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.
adjective
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.
Many of the other Nepali Sherpas working on the mountain witnessed the avalanche as it covered their friends and fellow workers.
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