 According to the 2001 national census, ninety two different living languages are spoken in Nepal (a ninety third category was "unspecified").Based upon the 2011 census, the major languages spoken in Nepal are Nepali , Maithili and Bhojpuri.Since Nepal's unification, various indigenous languages have come under threat of extinction as the government of Nepal has marginalized their use through strict policies designed to promote Nepali as the official language.