मान Language

Values and types

Numbers, strings, sahi and galat, khali, and functions.

Every value in Lipi has a type. Errors use these Nepali type names, so it helps to know them.

Type	Written as	Example
`sankhya` (number)	digits	`42`
`string` (text)	double quotes	`"Kathmandu"`
`sahi/galat` (boolean)	`sahi` or `galat`	`sahi`
`khali` (nothing)	—	what a `yadi` with no `natra` gives back when it doesn’t run
`kaam` (function)	`kaam(…) { … }`	`kaam(x) { farkau x * 2; }`

Numbers

Numbers are whole numbers. Division drops the remainder.

bhana(7 / 2);
bhana(-7 + 10);

3
3

Strings are text in double quotes. Join them with +. They can hold Devanagari:

rakha pahilo = "नमस्ते";
bhana(pahilo + ", Lipi!");
bhana(lambai(pahilo));

नमस्ते, Lipi!
6

A number and a string can’t be added. Lipi will not guess what you meant:

bhana("Umer: " + 21);

Galti: line 1 ma string ra sankhya jodna mildaina

Pass them to bhana separately instead: bhana("Umer:", 21);.

Comparisons give back sahi (true) or galat (false):

bhana(5 > 3);
bhana("ram" == "shyam");
bhana(!sahi);

sahi
galat
galat

When Lipi checks a condition, only galat and khali count as false. Every other value, including 0 and "", counts as true.

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