Doteli

{{Short description|Indo-Aryan language of Eastern Pahari branch}}

{{Contains special characters|Indic}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Doteli

| altname = Dotyali

| nativename = {{lang|dty|डोटेली}}

| states = Nepal

| region = Himalayas

• Doti (Sudurpashchim Province)
• Karnali Province

| speakers = 790,000 peoples{{Cite web |url=http://www.inseconline.org/linkedfile/Bill%20Of%20Constitution%202015%20Sept.pdf |title=Constitution Bill of Nepal 2072 |access-date=2017-04-29 |archive-date=2018-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127052553/http://www.inseconline.org/linkedfile/Bill%20Of%20Constitution%202015%20Sept.pdf |url-status=dead }}

495,000 in Nepal

| date = 2021 census

| ref = e27

| familycolor = Indo-European

| fam2 = Indo-Iranian

| fam3 = Indo-Aryan

| fam4 = Northern

| fam5 = Eastern Pahari

| script = Devanagari script (Doteli alphabet)

| iso3 = dty

| glotto = doty1234

| glottorefname = Dotyali

| image = डोटेली.svg

| imagecaption = "Dotyali" written in the Doteli-Devanagari script

| nation = Nepal

• Sudurpashchim Province (additional official){{cite web |title=सरकारी कामकाजको भाषाका आधारहरूको निर्धारण तथा भाषासम्बन्धी सिफारिसहरू (पञ्चवर्षीय प्रतिवेदन- साराांश) २०७८ |url=https://languagecommission.gov.np/files/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE.pdf |website=Language Commission |publisher=Language Commission |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906171816/https://languagecommission.gov.np/files/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| minority = Nepal

• Karnali Province

| map = Far-Western_Region_in_Nepal.svg

| mapcaption = Doteli speaking areas

}}

File:Recipe of mutton and fish curry in Achami dialect of Doteli language.webm of Nepal discusses cooking mutton and fish in the Achhami dialect.]]

Doteli, or Dotyali (Doteli-Devanagari: {{Lang|dty|डोटेली}}) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 495,000 people, most of whom live in Nepal. It is a dialect of Khas, which is an ancient form of the modern Nepali language, and is written in the Devanagari script. It has official status in Nepal as per Part 1, Section 6 of the Constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015). There are four main dialects of Doteli, namely Baitadeli, Achhami, Bajhangi Nepali, Darchuli and Doteli. The mutual intelligibility between these dialects is high and all dialects of Doteli are able to share language-based materials.