G08: WWW - Nepal: Language

Nepali language, also called Gurkha, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, or Khaskura, member of the Pahari subgroup of the Indo-Aryan group of the Indo-Iranian division of the Indo-European languages. Nepali is spoken by more than 17 million people, mostly in Nepal and neighbouring parts of India. Smaller speech communities exist in Bhutan, Brunei, and Myanmar.

Nepali literature, the body of writings in the Nepali language of Nepal. Before the Gurkha (Gorkha) conquest of Nepal in 1768, Nepalese writings were in Sanskrit and Newari as well as Nepali (the latter being the language of the Gurkha conquerors). These writings consisted of religious texts, chronicles, gift-deeds, and so on. The extant material in Nepali, with the possible exception of the memoirs (c. 1770) of the Gurkha king Prithvi Narayan Shah, has more historical than literary interest. Literary writing in the Nepali language began only in the 19th century

Greetings
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Although greetings may vary based on ethnicity and language, Namaste is the most common greeting and parting gesture. A person places the palms together (fingers up) in front of the chest or chin and says Namaste (or Namaskar for superiors and elders). Men then grasp (not shake) right hands; it is customary to first grasp the right hand and then clasp it in the left.