Nepali
Nepali is the main official language of Nepal, and is also spoken in adjacent areas of northeast India and Bhutan. It is an eastern Pahari (Northern Indo-Aryan) language.
Nepali is written in the Devanagari script, which is also used for Hindi and Marathi.
Vowels
| IPA | Lexx Rom | Base Vowel | Vowel Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| ə ~ ʌ | a | अ | - |
| a | ā | आ | ा |
| i | i | इ | ि |
| i | i | ई | ी |
| u | u | उ | ु |
| u | u | ऊ | ू |
| ɾi | r̥ | ऋ | ृ |
| e | ē | ए | े |
| ɛ | ai | ऐ | ै |
| o | ō | ओ | ो |
| ɔ | au | औ | ौ |
Consonants
| IPA | Lexx Rom | Devanagari |
|---|---|---|
| k | k | क |
| kʰ | kh | ख |
| ɡ | g | ग |
| ɡʱ | gh | घ |
| ŋ | ṅ | ङ |
| ts | ĉ | च |
| tsʰ | ĉh | छ |
| dz | j | ज |
| dzʱ | jh | झ |
| n | ñ | ञ |
| ʈ | ṭ | ट |
| ʈʰ | ṭh | ठ |
| ɖ | ḍ | ड |
| ɖʱ | ḍh | ढ |
| ɳ | ṇ | ण |
| t̪ | t | त |
| t̪ʰ | th | थ |
| d̪ | d | द |
| d̪ʱ | dh | ध |
| n | n | न |
| p | p | प |
| pʰ | ph | फ |
| b | b | ब |
| bʱ | bh | भ |
| m | m | म |
| j | y | य |
| ɾ | r | र |
| l | l | ल |
| ʋ | v | व |
| ʃ | ś | श |
| ʂ | ṣ | ष |
| s | s | स |
| ɦ | h | ह |