Zangskari

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
zau
Alternate Names
Zanskari, Zaskari
User Population

11,400 (2001 census).

Location

Jammu and Kashmir state: Kargil district south end, in Himalayas and Indus river valley; Zaskar mountains.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

None known. 73%–81% intelligibility of Leh Ladakhi [lbj] with high standard deviation indicating some acquired intelligibility; 90% intelligibility of Stod Bhoti [sbu] of Darcha village.

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Ladakhi [lbj].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Speakers in Ladakh region have highest rate. Bible portions: 1945–1951.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zangskari
Writing

Tibetan script [Tibt].

Other Comments

Buddhist.