Nepalese_English

Nepalese English

Nepalese English

West Germanic language of Nepali dialect spoken by Nepali people


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.

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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.[1]

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).[2]

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References

  1. "Nenglish: An Inevitable Reality or Merely a Mirage".
  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 1 April 2024). ISSN 0172-8865.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (link)



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