Zangskari language
| Zangskari | |
|---|---|
| Zanskari, Zaskari, Zangs-dkar, Z’angkar | |
| Native to | India, Pakistan |
Native speakers | 12,000 (2000)[1] |
| Tibetan script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zau |
| Glottolog | zang1248 |
| ELP | Zangskari |
Zangskari (Zanskari, Zaskari) is an endangered Tibetic language. It is mostly spoken in Zanskar in Union Territory of Ladakh, India and also spoken by the Buddhists in the upper reaches of Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh and Paddar J&K.[2] It is written using the Tibetan script.[3]
Zangskari is divided into four homogenous groups, namely Oot (Stod) or Upper Zanskari spoken along the Doda River, Zhung (Gžun) or Central Zanskari mostly spoken in Fadum valley, Sham (Gšam) or Lower Zanskari follows the lower portions of Zanskar River and lastly Lungnak (Luŋnag) along the upper Zanskar River region.[4]
References
- ^ Zangskari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Beek, Martijn van Pirie, Fernanda (2008). Modern Ladakh : anthropological perspectives on continuity and change. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-16713-1. OCLC 896146052.
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- ^ Mark Turin; Bettina Zeisler (2011). Himalayan Languages and Linguistics: Studies in Phonology, Semantics, Morphology and Syntax. BRILL. p. 243. ISBN 9004194487.
Further reading
- Paul Hattaway (2004). "Zangskari". Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Diary. William Carey Library. ISBN 0878083618.
- Braj B. Kachru; Yamuna Kachru; S. N. Sridhar (2008). "Tibeto-Burman". Language in South Asia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521781418.
- Jonathan Mingle (2015), Glossary of Zanskari-Ladakhi Words, St. Martin's Press, pp. 405–409
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External links
- Endangered Languages Project Profile for Zangskari
- "Zangskari Numerals". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- YouTube video of Zangskari[permanent dead link]
- Linguistic Map of Zangskari