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Nepali language (aka: Pahadiya ne:पाहडिया, Parbatiya ne:पर्वतिय, Khas Kura/Bhasa ne:खास कुरा/भाषा) is Indo-Aryan language developed from its roots of Sanskrit ne:संस्कृत and simplification over the time and getting influenced by Tibeto-Burman Languages.
| Nepal | Official language, Lingua franca |
| India | Spoken in North-East |
| Bhutan | Spoken by more than 30% of the population |
| Myanmar | around 300,000 speakers |
ISO Codes:
- ISO 639-1 ne
- ISO 639-2 nep
- ISO 639-3 nep
Localization (l10n) is the process of translating and adapting a product or service to a particular language, culture, and geographic market.
Internationalization (i18n) is the process of adapting application (i.e. code) to be localizable, e.g. ensuring that application can support local requirements such as writing system, address format, date and time format, etc.
Globalization is the combination of internationalization and localzation, making any product or service global, with simultaneous release in relevant markets.
Separater is semicolon(;) since nepali has the : character.
ह्रस्व मात्रा (vowel modifiers) is should be used.
For example,
screen ; स्क्रिन stream ; स्ट्रिम beta ; बिटा
Similarly, where there is “sh”, श should be used.
For example,
spreadsheet ; स्प्रेडशिट stylesheet ; स्टायलशिट shortcut ; शर्टकट shell ; शेल
Acronyms/Abbreviations are generally transliterated or left in English. i.e. UNICEF is localized as युनिसेफ.
Inside Nepal, use Nepali, outside Nepalese.