diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7e0bc1f2..6df77fd7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Besides the numerical argument, there are two main optional arguments, ``to:`` a
 * ``en_GB`` (English - Great Britain)
 * ``en_IN`` (English - India)
 * ``en_NG`` (English - Nigeria)
+* ``en_NP`` (English - Nepal)
 * ``es`` (Spanish)
 * ``es_CO`` (Spanish - Colombia)
 * ``es_CR`` (Spanish - Costa Rica)
@@ -163,4 +164,4 @@ added Lithuanian support, but didn't take over maintenance of the project.
 I am thus basing myself on Marius Grigaitis' improvements and re-publishing
 ``pynum2word`` as ``num2words``.
 
-Virgil Dupras, Savoir-faire Linux
\ No newline at end of file
+Virgil Dupras, Savoir-faire Linux
diff --git a/num2words/__init__.py b/num2words/__init__.py
index 882aa229..314f3925 100644
--- a/num2words/__init__.py
+++ b/num2words/__init__.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+
 from . import (lang_AM, lang_AR, lang_AZ, lang_BE, lang_BN, lang_CA, lang_CE,
-               lang_CS, lang_CY, lang_DA, lang_DE, lang_EN, lang_EN_IN,
+               lang_CS, lang_CY, lang_DA, lang_DE, lang_EN, lang_EN_IN, lang_EN_NP,
                lang_EN_NG, lang_EO, lang_ES, lang_ES_CO, lang_ES_CR,
                lang_ES_GT, lang_ES_NI, lang_ES_VE, lang_FA, lang_FI, lang_FR,
                lang_FR_BE, lang_FR_CH, lang_FR_DZ, lang_HE, lang_HU, lang_ID,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     'en': lang_EN.Num2Word_EN(),
     'en_IN': lang_EN_IN.Num2Word_EN_IN(),
     'en_NG': lang_EN_NG.Num2Word_EN_NG(),
+    'en_NP': lang_EN_NP.Num2Word_EN_NP(),
     'fa': lang_FA.Num2Word_FA(),
     'fr': lang_FR.Num2Word_FR(),
     'fr_CH': lang_FR_CH.Num2Word_FR_CH(),
diff --git a/num2words/lang_EN_NP.py b/num2words/lang_EN_NP.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0eedd054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/num2words/lang_EN_NP.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2003, Taro Ogawa.  All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2013, Savoir-faire Linux inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+# MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+# for Nepalese Number System
+# Added support for Nepali Numbering System by Ajira Group, Nepal support@ajiragroup.com
+
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .lang_EN import Num2Word_EN
+
+
+class Num2Word_EN_NP(Num2Word_EN):
+    def set_high_numwords(self, high):
+        self.cards[10 ** 17] = "shankha"
+        self.cards[10 ** 15] = "padam"
+        self.cards[10 ** 13] = "neel"
+        self.cards[10 ** 11] = "kharba"
+        self.cards[10 ** 9] = "arba"
+        self.cards[10 ** 7] = "crore"
+        self.cards[10 ** 5] = "lakh"
diff --git a/tests/test_en_np.py b/tests/test_en_np.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1794f6c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_en_np.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2003, Taro Ogawa.  All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2013, Savoir-faire Linux inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+# MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from num2words import num2words
+
+
+class Num2WordsENINTest(TestCase):
+    def test_cardinal(self):
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e5, lang="en_NP"), "one lakh")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e6, lang="en_NP"), "ten lakh")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e7, lang="en_NP"), "one crore")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e8, lang="en_NP"), "ten crore")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e9, lang="en_NP"), "one arba")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e10, lang="en_NP"), "ten arba")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e11, lang="en_NP"), "one kharba")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e12, lang="en_NP"), "ten kharba")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e13, lang="en_NP"), "one neel")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e14, lang="en_NP"), "ten neel")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e15, lang="en_NP"), "one padam")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e16, lang="en_NP"), "ten padam")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e17, lang="en_NP"), "one shankha")
+        self.assertEqual(num2words(1e18, lang="en_NP"), "ten shankha")
+