Aksharica (अक्षरिका) is a Nepali Language Newsletter. Aksharica is made with a combination of two words “Akshar” and “America”. Akshar means “letter” in Nepali, thus goal of the Aksharica is to educate, inform, inspire, and empower the Nepali speaking community (Bhutanese and Nepalese) residing in America. Rajesh Koirala is working as an editor since it started on August 2010. This is 54th issue, published on December, 2013.

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6]S;;nfO{ cd]l/sL /fHo aGg]
;f}efUo ldNof] .
• u[x o'4 ;g !*^! b]lv
!*^% ;Dd eof] . o;n] b]z
ljefhg /f]Sof] .
• :k]gL–cd]l/sL o'4 ;g
!*(* df :k]g;Fu o'4
n8of] . ToxL jif{ ;lsof] .
o'4 cd]l/sfn] lhTof] . s]xL
e"dL;DaGwL lg0f{ox? eP .
@)!#l8;]]Da/,jif{$c+s%$
rnfpg', wfs hdfpg' .
• both :
gfd – peo, b'j}, a/fa/ .
• bother :
gfd– 6G6f, pnemg, srsr,
3fF8f], em~em6, ‰ofpnf],
emd]nf .
• bottle :
gfd – af]tn, zLzL .
• bottom :
gfd– lkFw, cfwf/, k'67f, rfs,
cf;g, tNnf] .
• bound :
gfd– ;Ldf, lsgf/f, s'bfO, hfg
nfu]sf], afFlwPsf] .
lqmof– pk|mg', s'bg' .
• bow :
gfd– wg', 808L, uh, jGbgf,
ljlGt, 9f]u .
lqmof– ´'Sg', lgx'l/g', 9f]ulbg',
g'x'g', nlqg', km8lsg' . qmdzM