Ladakhis

Ladakhis
ལ་དྭགས་པ།
A Ladakhi family photographed in 1997.
Regions with significant populations
India (Ladakh)15,000 (2011)[1]
China (Tibet)12,000 (1995)[2]
Pakistan (Baltistan)900 (2019)[3][4]
Languages
Ladakhi language
Religion
Buddhism
Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Tibetan people, Balti people

Ladakhis, or Ladakspa (ལ་དྭགས་པ།) are a Tibetic ethnic group living in India, China and Pakistan. They speak Ladakhi, which is a Ladakhi-Balti language of the Sino-Tibetan language family. They primarily live in the Ladakh region of India, Tibet in China and Baltistan in Pakistan. Most Ladakhis follow Tibetan Buddhism with many also following Shia Islam.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
  3. ↑ Counted as Bodh people
  4. ↑ "Bodh (Buddhist traditions) in Pakistan". Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
  5. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Bodh (Buddhist traditions) in Pakistan". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  6. ↑ "Ladākhī | people | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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