Lahuli-Spiti language

Lahuli–Spiti
	Spiti Bhoti
Native to	India
Region	Himachal Pradesh
Native speakers	13,000 (1996–2000)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Tibeto-Kanauri Bodish Tibetan (Western Innovative) Lahuli–Spiti; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; spt – Spiti, Nyam; jda – Jad; sbu – Stod Bhoti; cna – Changthang

Lahuli–Spiti is a Tibetan language spoken in India. It is closer to Standard Tibetan than it is to Ladakhi, which is also spoken in the area.

Dialects are:^[1]

Lahuli (Stod Bhoti), Spiti, Nyamkat, Changthang

Changthang is ethnically distinct, but intelligible with Stod Bhoti.

References[edit]

^ N. Tournadre (2005) "L'aire linguistique tibétaine et ses divers dialectes." Lalies, 2005, n°25, p. 7–56 [1]

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