Determining official languages in the federal states in Nepal

Dan Raj Regmi

doi:10.3126/nl.v33i1.41092

Determining official languages in the federal states in Nepal

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Dan Raj Regmi Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nl.v33i1.41092

Keywords:

official language, multilingualism, ethnic identity, linguistic right, rating scale, merit list

Abstract

While population is the major criterion for determining official languages, other criteria such as language vitality, identity, linguistic right, linguistic geography should be rationally evaluated along with population in terms of numeric rating scales. Exclusively based on merit list, official language should be recommended in the federal states in Nepal.

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Published

2018-11-01

How to Cite

Regmi, D. R. (2018). Determining official languages in the federal states in Nepal . Nepalese Linguistics, 33(1), 42–51. https://doi.org/10.3126/nl.v33i1.41092