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The Ladakhi language ({{bo|t=ལ་དྭགས་སྐད་|w=La-dwags skad}}) is also called '''Bhoti''' or '''Bodhi'''.<ref>[https://himalayaninitiatives.org/courses/ladakhi-language/ Ladakhi language], The Himalayan Initiatives, retrieved 23 January 2021. | The Ladakhi language ({{bo|t=ལ་དྭགས་སྐད་|w=La-dwags skad}}) is also called '''Bhoti''' or '''Bodhi'''.<ref>[https://himalayaninitiatives.org/courses/ladakhi-language/ Ladakhi language], The Himalayan Initiatives, retrieved 23 January 2021. | ||
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{{citation |last=Namgial |first=Eshay |title=Ladakhi: An off Shoot of Classical Tibetan Language |journal=The Tibet Journal |volume=43 |number=1 |date=Spring–Summer 2018 |pp= | {{citation |last=Namgial |first=Eshay |title=Ladakhi: An off Shoot of Classical Tibetan Language |journal=The Tibet Journal |volume=43 |number=1 |date=Spring–Summer 2018 |pp=35–47 |jstor=26634904}} | ||
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However, since Bhoti and Bodhi sound like “Buddhist” and can alienate Ladakhi Muslims who speak the same language, most Ladakhis usually refer to their language as Ladakhi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ladakhi Language & Phrasebook|url=https://www.leh-ladakh-taxi-booking.com/practical-info/ladakhi-language-and-phrasebook|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> | However, since Bhoti and Bodhi sound like “Buddhist” and can alienate Ladakhi Muslims who speak the same language, most Ladakhis usually refer to their language as Ladakhi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ladakhi Language & Phrasebook|url=https://www.leh-ladakh-taxi-booking.com/practical-info/ladakhi-language-and-phrasebook|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> | ||
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[[Nicolas Tournadre]] considers Ladakhi, [[Balti dialect|Balti]], and [[Purgi language|Purgi]] to be distinct languages on the basis of [[mutual intelligibility]] (Zangskari is not as distinct). As a group they are termed '''Ladakhi–Balti''' or '''Western Archaic Tibetan'''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Nicolas |last=Tournadre |author-link=Nicolas Tournadre |year=2005 |title=L'aire linguistique tibétaine et ses divers dialectes |work=Lalies |volume=25 |pages=7–56 |url=http://tournadre.nicolas.free.fr/fichiers/2005-aire.pdf }}</ref> | [[Nicolas Tournadre]] considers Ladakhi, [[Balti dialect|Balti]], and [[Purgi language|Purgi]] to be distinct languages on the basis of [[mutual intelligibility]] (Zangskari is not as distinct). As a group they are termed '''Ladakhi–Balti''' or '''Western Archaic Tibetan'''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Nicolas |last=Tournadre |author-link=Nicolas Tournadre |year=2005 |title=L'aire linguistique tibétaine et ses divers dialectes |work=Lalies |volume=25 |pages=7–56 |url=http://tournadre.nicolas.free.fr/fichiers/2005-aire.pdf }}</ref> | ||
[[Zangskari dialect|Zangskari]] is a dialect of Ladakhi spoken in Zanskar and also spoken by Buddhists in the upper reaches of [[Lahaul]] ([[Himachal Pradesh]]) and [[Paddar]] (Paldar).{{ | [[Zangskari dialect|Zangskari]] is a dialect of Ladakhi spoken in Zanskar and also spoken by Buddhists in the upper reaches of [[Lahaul]] ([[Himachal Pradesh]]) and [[Paddar]] (Paldar).{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} | ||
It has four subdialects, Stod, Zhung, Sham, and Lungna. It is written using the [[Tibetan script]].{{ | It has four subdialects, Stod, Zhung, Sham, and Lungna. It is written using the [[Tibetan script]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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A section of Ladakhi society has been demanding inclusion of a newly named language, Bhoti, to be added to the [[Schedule 8 languages|8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution]]. They claim that Bhoti is spoken by Ladakhis, Baltis, Tibetans, and throughout the [[Himalayas]] from [[Baltistan]] to [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reachladakh.com/national-seminar-on-bhoti-language-held-at-leh/1891.html |title=National Seminar on 'Bhoti Language' held at Leh |last=Tsewang Rigzin |date=13 September 2013 |website=Reach Ladakh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924101438/http://www.reachladakh.com/national-seminar-on-bhoti-language-held-at-leh/1891.html |archive-date=2013-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Ladakh-council-adopts-new-emblem-replacing-J-K-logo/Article1-667511.aspx |title=Ladakh council adopts new emblem replacing J-K logo |date=27 February 2011 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=2011-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301060545/http://www.hindustantimes.com//ladakh-council-adopts-new-emblem-replacing-j-k-logo/article1-667511.aspx |archive-date=2011-03-01 |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> | A section of Ladakhi society has been demanding inclusion of a newly named language, Bhoti, to be added to the [[Schedule 8 languages|8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution]]. They claim that Bhoti is spoken by Ladakhis, Baltis, Tibetans, and throughout the [[Himalayas]] from [[Baltistan]] to [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reachladakh.com/national-seminar-on-bhoti-language-held-at-leh/1891.html |title=National Seminar on 'Bhoti Language' held at Leh |last=Tsewang Rigzin |date=13 September 2013 |website=Reach Ladakh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924101438/http://www.reachladakh.com/national-seminar-on-bhoti-language-held-at-leh/1891.html |archive-date=2013-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Ladakh-council-adopts-new-emblem-replacing-J-K-logo/Article1-667511.aspx |title=Ladakh council adopts new emblem replacing J-K logo |date=27 February 2011 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=2011-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301060545/http://www.hindustantimes.com//ladakh-council-adopts-new-emblem-replacing-j-k-logo/article1-667511.aspx |archive-date=2011-03-01 |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> | ||
However, Bhoti may be one of the [[Lahuli–Spiti languages]] rather than Ladakhi. In the Indian census, most Ladakhi speakers registered their mother tongue under "Bhoti."{{ | However, Bhoti may be one of the [[Lahuli–Spiti languages]] rather than Ladakhi. In the Indian census, most Ladakhi speakers registered their mother tongue under "Bhoti."{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||