Nepalis

Everest's home nation

Nepalis are people from Nepal, a landlocked country in South Asia between India and China.

The term serves as both noun and adjective: Nepalis have a rich tradition of mountaineering; Nepali cuisine features momos and dal bhat.

Also spelled Nepalese, though Nepali is now preferred.

homeland

Kathmandu

Nepal's capital city

nation · citizenship

culture

Holi

Spring festival of colors

  • namasteRespectful Indian greeting
  • sariWrapped South Asian dress
  • momoSouth Asian filled dumpling

mandala · thangka · folk dance

diaspora

remittances

Payments sent abroad

separation · returnees · visa · recruitment · family abroad

language

Devanagari script

Indian alphabetic writing system

honorifics · loan words

ethnicity

Gurkha

Nepalese military recruit

  • DalitOppressed caste group member
  • casteInherited social division
  • clanRelated group sharing ancestry

indigenous · ethnic diversity

mountaineering

Sherpa guides

Himalayan mountaineering assistants

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national/ethnic identity

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Natives of South Asia

Tibetans · foreigners · Chinese · Bhutanese · Bangladeshis

geographic/cultural contrast

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People from Europe, Americas

Europeans · Americans · Australians · Africans · South Americans

Family

Nepal, Nepali, Nepalese

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