| Ladakhi–Balti | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Ladakh (India), Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan |
| Glottolog | lada1242 |
The Ladakhi–Balti languages or Western Archaic Tibetan languages are a subgroup of the Tibetic languages spoken in the Ladakh region of India and in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan. Except Balti and Purgi others lack mutual intelligibility and are considered separate languages by their speakers. The group includes:
- Ladakhi or Bauti/Bhoti (Ladakh)
- Zangskari (Ladakh)
- Purgi (Ladakh)
- Balti (Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh)
- Changthang (Ladakh)
Proto-Western Tibetan has been reconstructed by Backstrom (1994).[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of Proto-Western Tibetan reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Backstrom, Peter Charles (1994). A phonological reconstruction of Proto-Western Tibetan (MA thesis). Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington.