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Nepalese English (Nepali: अङ्ग्रेजी) refers to a variety of the English language principally used in Nepal as well as neighboring Sikkim and Gorkhaland regions of India. It is heavily influenced by the Indo-Aryan languages of Nepal.

Many Nepalese speak English as a second or foreign language, with English use being most prevalent among city dwellers residing in Kathmandu (the capital of Nepal). Although Nepali is the native language, English is the primary language used for business in Nepal. In Nepal, where modern English education began in the 1850s, there is little or no consensus among teachers and practitioners on whether to follow British, American or Indian variants of English, or allow the development of a Nepal-specific variety of English.

Colloquially, code-mixed Nepali and English is known as Nenglish (a term first recorded in 1999), or, less commonly, as Nepanglish (2000) or Neplish (2002).

See also

• Languages of Nepal
• Nepali Language
• Nepal
• Gurung Language
• Magar Language
• Tamang Language
• Limbu Language
• Newar Language

References

1. Eak Prasad Duwadi (December 2010). "Nenglish: An Inevitable Reality or Merely a Mirage". Journal of NELTA. 15 (1–2): 43–53.
2. Lambert, James (2017). "A Multitude of 'Lishes': The Nomenclature of Hybridity". English World-Wide. 38 (3). doi:10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam (inactive 2 November 2024). ISSN 0172-8865.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)

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