Ladakhi

Tibetic language spoken in Ladakh, India

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 China and about 900 in Pakistan.[6][7]

Ladakhi
ལ་དྭགས་སྐད།
Native toIndia, China, Pakistan
RegionLadakh, Tibet, Baltistan
EthnicityLadakhis
Native speakers
27,000 (2011)[1][2]
Sino-Tibetan
Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
lbj – Ladakhi
zau – Zangskari
ELPLadakhi

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