Ladakhi
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| Ladakhi | |
|---|---|
| ལ་དྭགས་སྐད། | |
| Native to | India, China, Pakistan |
| Region | Ladakh, Tibet, Baltistan |
| Ethnicity | Ladakhis |
| Native speakers | 27,000 (2011)[1][2] |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Tibetan script |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: lbj – Ladakhi zau – Zangskari |
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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.inOffice of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ Ladakhi. Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
- ↑ Koshal, Sanyukta. The Ladakhi Language and ITS Regional Perspectives. Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 44 (1/2) (1990). p. 13–22.
- ↑ 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.