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title: nepali — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nepali» in the school dictionary: The main language of Nepal, a country in the Himalaya mountains between India and China. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nepali

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**Who acts:** family, We, Many Nepalis, Nepali flag, flag, Mount Everest · **What happens:** speak, write, eat, live, not be, have · **To what, where:** Nepali, home, same script, Nepali momos, festival, mountains · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«nepali» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [nepali in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nepali.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The main language of Nepal, a country in the Himalaya mountains between India and China.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:m1:1
# text = The main language of Nepal, a country in the Himalaya mountains between India and China.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Nepal	Nepal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Himalaya	Himalaya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	between	between	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person from Nepal (also «Nepalese»).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:m2:1
# text = A person from Nepal (also «Nepalese»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Nepal	Nepal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Nepalese	Nepalese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From or about Nepal: «Nepali food».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:m3:1
# text = From or about Nepal: «Nepali food».
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Nepal	Nepal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Nepali	nepali	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's family speaks Nepali at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:x1:1
# text = My friend's family speaks Nepali at home.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Nepali	Nepali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | My friend's family | Nepali |  | home |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nepali is written in the same script as Hindi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:x2:1
# text = Nepali is written in the same script as Hindi.
1	Nepali	nepali	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	script	script	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Hindi	Hindi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | Nepali |  | the same script as Hindi |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in script=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate Nepali momos at the festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:x3:1
# text = We ate Nepali momos at the festival.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Nepali	Nepali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	momos	momos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | We | Nepali momos |  | the festival |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent momos=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Nepalis live near the mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:x4:1
# text = Many Nepalis live near the mountains.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Nepalis	nepali	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Many Nepalis |  |  | the mountains |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near mountain=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Nepali flag is not a rectangle; it has two triangles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:x5:1
# text = The Nepali flag is not a rectangle; it has two triangles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Nepali	Nepali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rectangle	rectangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	triangles	triangle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | the Nepali flag | a rectangle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | flag | two triangles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent triangle=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mount Everest is on the border of Nepal and China.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nepali:x6:1
# text = Mount Everest is on the border of Nepal and China.
1	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Everest	Everest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	border	border	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Nepal	Nepal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mount Everest |  |  | the border |  | of Nepal and China | tree rules |

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