Purig

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
prx
Alternate Names
Burig, Burigskat, Purig-pa, Purigskad, Purik, Purik Bhotia, Purkhi, Purki
User Population

93,500 (2011 census).

Location

Jammu and Kashmir state: Kargil district, mainly Suru valley; Dras valley, some in western Himalayas.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

None known. Reportedly similar to Balti [bft].

Language Use

Dominant language in Kargil District. Many Purik have shifted to Balti [bft]. Some of all ages. Many also use Balti [bft]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Urdu [urd]. Used as L2 by Balti [bft], Shina [scl].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 61% (2001 census). Grammar. NT: 1950.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Purig
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Tibetan script [Tibt], no longer in use.

Other Comments

The name ‘Purig’ of Tibetan origin. People prefer to be culturally and linguistically identified with Tibet, although religiously with Islam. Muslim.