Ladakhi
| Ladakhi | |
|---|---|
| ལ་དྭགས་སྐད། | |
| Native to | India, China, Pakistan |
| Region | Ladakh, Tibet, Baltistan |
| Ethnicity | Ladakhis |
Native speakers | 27,000 (2011)[1][2] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Tibetan script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:lbj – Ladakhizau – Zangskari |
| ELP | Ladakhi |
Ladakhi (ལ་དྭགས་སྐད་) is a language spoken by the Ladakhi people in India, Pakistan, and China. Ladakhi is closely related to Balti, a language spoken in the neighboring region of Baltistan in Pakistan. The two major dialects of Ladakhi are Zangskari and Changthang.[3] The Ladakhi language is also locally known as Bhoti or Bhotia and has been known by that by the Indian government.[4] Ladakhi contains many loanwords from Kashmiri and Hindi.[5] Ladakhi is spoken by 15,000 people in India, 12,000 in China and about 900 in Pakistan.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
- ↑ Koshal, Sanyukta (1990). "The Ladakhi Language and ITS Regional Perspectives" (PDF). Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 44 (1/2): 13–22. JSTOR 23658103.
- ↑ "Bhoti is not a language: Why parts of Ladakh has an issue with the Education Department's language plan".
- ↑ "Ladakhi language and alphabet".
- ↑ "Ladakhi | Ethnologue Free".
- ↑ "Try Again | Joshua Project". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2023-11-24.