Slackdemic: "Where did the word NEPALIS c..

Posted by: Slackdemic February 14, 2011

"Where did the word NEPALIS come from? What grammar is it? Can anyone tell me?

In English language it is Nepalese People and not NEPALIS people. Are you grammatically dis-advantaged? Or intentionally corrupting the words?

These are all concoctions by the smart Bahun kind who think they can gradually make the change and own it in the name of NEPALI by default. Stop this trickery!"

Oh, really? I didn't know it. I thought I'd just check the word "Nepali" in two different dictionaries. One dictionary's meaning for you, other for me (well, actually, I really don't need it, for it is what I thought it was; so both meanings for you).

From dictionary.com:

Ne·pal·i

Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.

Nepalese ( def. 2 ) .

–adjective

Nepalese ( def. 1 ) .

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World English Dictionary

Nepali (nɪˈpɔːlɪ)

— n , -pali , -palis
1.	the official language of Nepal, also spoken in Sikkim and parts ofIndia. It forms the E group of Pahari and belongs to the Indicbranch of Indo-European
2.	a native or inhabitant of Nepal; a Nepalese

— *adj*
3.	of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language;Nepalese

From merriamwebster.com:

Ne·pali

noun \nə-ˈpȯ-lē, -ˈpä-, -ˈpa-\

plural Nepali also Ne·pal·is

Definition of NEPALI

: a native or inhabitant of Nepal

: an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal

— Nepali adjective

Origin of NEPALI

Hindi naipālī of Nepal, from Sanskrit naipālīya, from NepālaNepal

First Known Use: circa 1885

Rhymes with NEPALI

Aunt Sally, bialy, blind alley, crevalle, Death Valley, finale,tomalley, trevally

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