Zangskari language
| Zangskari | |
|---|---|
| Zanskari, Zaskari, Zangs-dkar, Z’angkar | |
| Native to | India, Pakistan |
| Region | Zanskar (Jammu and Kashmir) |
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 Jammu and Kashmir, especially Zanskar in Kargil district adjoining the Ladakh region. It is written using the Tibetan script.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ Zangskari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Zangskari". Script Source. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ 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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