The language heritage of Nepal

One Nepal. Many Languages. Countless Stories.

Explore the linguistic and cultural diversity of Nepal — province by province, language by language, community by community. Scripts, songs, stories, festivals and living heritage, held together on one map of voices.

The whole map of Nepal

All 77 districts, seven provinces — then go deeper.

Hover or tap any district to see which languages are recorded there. Then choose a province below for its language distribution, and open any language for its alphabet, words, songs, stories, idioms, indigenous knowledge and AI preparedness index.

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Click a district on the map, or a province name, to go deeper

Two ways in

Discover a language, or experience one.

Elders and young people sharing stories in a misty Himalayan valley with a temple and prayer flags

Intangible cultural heritage

A connected chain: language, people, place, culture, heritage.

“Language is not only a means of communication. It carries memory, identity, ceremony and the accumulated knowledge of a people.”

Songs
Oral Traditions
Folklore & Storytelling
Traditional Music
Dance & Performing Arts
Rituals & Ceremonies
Festivals & Celebrations
Traditional Knowledge
Indigenous Knowledge
Traditional Food & Culinary Practices
Social Practices & Customs

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Whether you are a community organisation, researcher or product team, we can take a language from zero digital presence to a working voice and text model.

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