Zangskari (Zanskari, Zaskari) is a dialect of Ladakhi language. Zangskari is an endangered Tibetic language. It is mostly spoken in Zanskar in the union territory of Ladakh, India, and also by Buddhists in the upper reaches of Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, and Paddar, Jammu and Kashmir.[2] It is written using the Tibetan script.[3]
Zangskari | |
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Zanskari, Zaskari, Zangs-dkar, Z’angkar | |
Native to | India |
Region | Zanskar, Ladakh |
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Writing system | Tibetan script, Arabic script |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | zau |
Glottolog | zang1248 |
ELP | Zangskari |
Zangskari is divided into four homogeneous groups, namely Oot (Stod) or Upper Zanskari spoken along the Doda River, Zhung (Gžun) or Central Zanskari mostly spoken in the Padum valley, Sham (Gšam) or Lower Zanskari spoken along the lower portions of Zanskar River and lastly Lungnak (Luŋnag) along the upper Zanskar River region.[4]
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Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border |
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East and Southeast Asia |
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Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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Proto-languages |
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West Himalayish (Kanauric) |
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Bodish |
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Tamangic |
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