diff --git a/app.config.js b/app.config.js
index 1461b7b885..404f02ddef 100644
--- a/app.config.js
+++ b/app.config.js
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
             'ja',
             'km',
             'ko',
+            'ne',
             'nl',
-            'np',
             'pl',
             'pt-BR',
             'ro',
diff --git a/lingui.config.js b/lingui.config.js
index da43e35615..fb81e5d9ec 100644
--- a/lingui.config.js
+++ b/lingui.config.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ module.exports = {
     'ja',
     'km',
     'ko',
+    'ne',
     'nl',
-    'np',
     'pl',
     'pt-BR',
     'ro',
diff --git a/src/components/hooks/dates.ts b/src/components/hooks/dates.ts
index a1967316cd..06b2d685f3 100644
--- a/src/components/hooks/dates.ts
+++ b/src/components/hooks/dates.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ const locales: Record<AppLanguage, Locale | undefined> = {
   ja,
   km,
   ko,
+  ne: undefined,
   nl,
-  np: undefined,
   pl,
   ['pt-BR']: ptBR,
   ro,
diff --git a/src/locale/__tests__/helpers.test.ts b/src/locale/__tests__/helpers.test.ts
index f10ac71d79..f4a3d1b5fa 100644
--- a/src/locale/__tests__/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/locale/__tests__/helpers.test.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ test('sanitizeAppLanguageSetting', () => {
   expect(sanitizeAppLanguageSetting('en,foo')).toBe(AppLanguage.en)
   expect(sanitizeAppLanguageSetting('foo,en')).toBe(AppLanguage.en)
   expect(sanitizeAppLanguageSetting('vi')).toBe(AppLanguage.vi)
-  expect(sanitizeAppLanguageSetting('np')).toBe(AppLanguage.np)
+  expect(sanitizeAppLanguageSetting('ne')).toBe(AppLanguage.ne)
 })
diff --git a/src/locale/helpers.ts b/src/locale/helpers.ts
index ed31faa498..9c57268fd4 100644
--- a/src/locale/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/locale/helpers.ts
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ export function sanitizeAppLanguageSetting(appLanguage: string): AppLanguage {
         return AppLanguage.km
       case 'ko':
         return AppLanguage.ko
+      case 'ne':
+        return AppLanguage.ne
       case 'nl':
         return AppLanguage.nl
-      case 'np':
-        return AppLanguage.np
       case 'pl':
         return AppLanguage.pl
       case 'pt-BR':
diff --git a/src/locale/i18n.ts b/src/locale/i18n.ts
index 167e36d354..e59a59f6e4 100644
--- a/src/locale/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/locale/i18n.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import {messages as messagesIt} from '#/locale/locales/it/messages'
 import {messages as messagesJa} from '#/locale/locales/ja/messages'
 import {messages as messagesKm} from '#/locale/locales/km/messages'
 import {messages as messagesKo} from '#/locale/locales/ko/messages'
+import {messages as messagesNe} from '#/locale/locales/ne/messages'
 import {messages as messagesNl} from '#/locale/locales/nl/messages'
-import {messages as messagesNp} from '#/locale/locales/np/messages'
 import {messages as messagesPl} from '#/locale/locales/pl/messages'
 import {messages as messagesPt_BR} from '#/locale/locales/pt-BR/messages'
 import {messages as messagesRo} from '#/locale/locales/ro/messages'
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ export async function dynamicActivate(locale: AppLanguage) {
       ])
       break
     }
+    case AppLanguage.ne: {
+      i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesNe})
+      break
+    }
     case AppLanguage.nl: {
       i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesNl})
       await Promise.all([
@@ -193,10 +197,6 @@ export async function dynamicActivate(locale: AppLanguage) {
       ])
       break
     }
-    case AppLanguage.np: {
-      i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesNp})
-      break
-    }
     case AppLanguage.pl: {
       i18n.loadAndActivate({locale, messages: messagesPl})
       await Promise.all([
diff --git a/src/locale/i18n.web.ts b/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
index 83e4acce08..ac32a54728 100644
--- a/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
+++ b/src/locale/i18n.web.ts
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ export async function dynamicActivate(locale: AppLanguage) {
       mod = await import(`./locales/ko/messages`)
       break
     }
-    case AppLanguage.nl: {
-      mod = await import(`./locales/nl/messages`)
+    case AppLanguage.ne: {
+      mod = await import(`./locales/ne/messages`)
       break
     }
-    case AppLanguage.np: {
-      mod = await import(`./locales/np/messages`)
+    case AppLanguage.nl: {
+      mod = await import(`./locales/nl/messages`)
       break
     }
     case AppLanguage.pl: {
diff --git a/src/locale/languages.ts b/src/locale/languages.ts
index 6bd0c7f64e..6848920372 100644
--- a/src/locale/languages.ts
+++ b/src/locale/languages.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export enum AppLanguage {
   ja = 'ja',
   km = 'km',
   ko = 'ko',
+  ne = 'ne',
   nl = 'nl',
-  np = 'np',
   pl = 'pl',
   pt_BR = 'pt-BR',
   ro = 'ro',
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ export const APP_LANGUAGES: AppLanguageConfig[] = [
   {code2: AppLanguage.ja, name: '日本語 – Japanese'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.km, name: 'ភាសាខ្មែរ – Khmer'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.ko, name: '한국어 – Korean'},
+  {code2: AppLanguage.ne, name: 'नेपाली – Nepali'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.nl, name: 'Nederlands – Dutch'},
-  {code2: AppLanguage.np, name: 'नेपाली – Nepali'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.pl, name: 'Polski – Polish'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.pt_BR, name: 'Português (BR) – Portuguese (BR)'},
   {code2: AppLanguage.ro, name: 'Română – Romanian'},
diff --git a/src/locale/locales/np/messages.po b/src/locale/locales/ne/messages.po
similarity index 99%
rename from src/locale/locales/np/messages.po
rename to src/locale/locales/ne/messages.po
index c6317b16b9..1f8eabf368 100644
--- a/src/locale/locales/np/messages.po
+++ b/src/locale/locales/ne/messages.po
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 "X-Generator: @lingui/cli\n"
-"Language: np\n"
+"Language: ne\n"
 "Project-Id-Version: Nepali localization for bluesky-social-app\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: Divyaswor Makai Shrestha <makaidivyaswor@gmail.com>\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: \n"