Nepali Alphabet

The Nepali alphabet uses the Devanagari script and consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants. It is the official language of Nepal.

अ
A
a
आ
Aa
aa
इ
I
i
ई
Ii
ii
उ
U
u
ऊ
Uu
uu
ऋ
Ri
ri
ए
E
e
ऐ
Ai
ai
ओ
O
o
औ
Au
au
क
Ka
ka
ख
Kha
kha
ग
Ga
ga
घ
Gha
gha
ङ
Nga
nga
च
Ca
ca
छ
Cha
cha
ज
Ja
ja
झ
Jha
jha
ञ
Nya
nya
ट
Ta
ta
ठ
Tha
tha
ड
Da
da
ढ
Dha
dha
ण
Na
na
त
Ta
ta
थ
Tha
tha
द
Da
da
ध
Dha
dha
न
Na
na
प
Pa
pa
फ
Pha
pha
ब
Ba
ba
भ
Bha
bha
म
Ma
ma
य
Ya
ya
र
Ra
ra
ल
La
la
व
Va
va
श
Sha
sha
ष
Shha
shha
स
Sa
sa
ह
Ha
ha

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About the Nepali Alphabet

The Nepali alphabet uses the Devanagari script, identical to the script used for Hindi and Sanskrit. Nepali is an Indo-Aryan language and the official language of Nepal. The script is an abugida where each consonant carries an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritical marks.

History

Nepali has been written in Devanagari script since ancient times. The language evolved from Sanskrit and Prakrit languages. The modern Nepali alphabet was standardized in the 20th century. Nepal officially adopted Devanagari as the script for Nepali in the mid-20th century.

Key Features

  • Written from left to right
  • 11 vowels and 33 consonants
  • Uses Devanagari script
  • Identical to Hindi alphabet
  • Abugida script system
  • Official language of Nepal