Nepali translation services
Nepali in Devanagari — not Hindi with the names swapped.
Nepali at a glance
Nepali is the official language of Nepal and the primary language of resettled Bhutanese-Nepali refugees in the US. We staff interpreters with deep familiarity in both the Nepalese and Bhutanese contexts.
Nepali is written in Devanagari — the same script as Hindi — but the two are distinct languages. A Hindi translator is not a Nepali translator, and documents for resettled communities should use plain, widely-understood Nepali rather than literary register.
Nepali has around 32 million speakers across Nepal, India, and the Bhutanese-Nepali diaspora. We cover the varieties listed here and can match a linguist to a specific region or community on request.
- Native name
- नेपाली
- Script
- Devanagari
- Greeting
- नमस्ते (namaste — the everyday greeting)
- Speakers
- 32M+
- Language family
- Indo-European, Indo-Aryan
- Spoken in
- Nepal, India, Bhutan (diaspora), United States
- Dialects and varieties
- Eastern Nepali, Central Nepali, Western Nepali
Nepali translation, for every kind of text
Every project is matched to a linguist who knows the subject, then checked against the source before delivery.
Document translation
Contracts, records, manuals and forms translated between Nepali and English by a linguist who knows the subject.
Certified translation
A complete Nepali translation with a signed statement of accuracy, for immigration, court and academic submissions.
Website & app localization
Websites, apps and campaigns adapted for Nepali-speaking audiences, with terminology kept consistent from one release to the next.
Where Nepali translation is needed most
We match each project on language pair and subject, so terminology, names and numbers come through exactly as they should.
- Refugee resettlement (Bhutanese-Nepali)
- Healthcare & clinical
- K-12 family liaison
- Immigration
Often requested alongside Nepali
Need something translated to or from Nepali?
Send us the files, the language pair and your deadline. We'll reply with a price and turnaround.