Jad

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
jda
Alternate Names
Bhotia, Dzad, Rongba
User Population

300 (Breton 1997).

Location

Himachal Pradesh state: Kinnaur district; Uttarakhand state: Uttarkashi district, Harsil subdistrict, Jadang and Nilang villages in Jad Ganga gorges.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, Central Bodish, Central, Western
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Spiti Bhoti [spt].

Typology

Does not have pronominalization found in other languages of the area.

Language Use

Garhwali [gbm] learned together with Jad. Code switching and code mixing common. Uncertain whether stable bilingualism will continue or whether Jad will be replaced by Garhwali [gbm] or Hindi [hin]. Home, community. Used by all. Negative attitudes. Also use Central Tibetan [bod]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Garhwali [gbm]. Also use Hindi [hin].

Language Development

Hindi used for all written communication.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jad
Other Comments

Some borrowing of vocabulary from Hindi [hin] and Garhwali [gbm]. Buddhist.