Nepalese or
Nepalis are the citizens of Nepal under the provisions of Nepali nationality law. The term Nepalis (Nepali) usually refers to the
nationality, that is, to people with citizenship of Nepal, while the people without Nepali citizenship but with roots in Nepal such as Nepali Americans are strictly referred to as
Nepali Speaking Foreigners who are speakers of Nepali, Maithili or any of the other 128 Nepali languages but are now foreign citizens or of foreign nationality bearing passports and citizenship of the foreign nation. It is also not generally used to refer to non-citizen residents, dual citizens, and expatriates.