Nepali, also known as Nepalese, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Parbatiya, and Eastern Pahari, is the official language of Nepal. It is also spoken in neighboring Bhutan and by about 6 million people in northern India. It is one of the 22 official languages of India. •See also Indo-Iranian languages. Ref: UCLA Language Materials Project, Ethnologue, Wikipedia