Ladakhi language
| Ladakhi | |
|---|---|
| ལ་དྭགས་སྐད La-dwags skad | |
La-dwags skad in Tibetan Script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Ladakh |
| Ethnicity | Ladakhis |
Native speakers | 110,826 (2011 Census) |
| Tibetan script | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:lbj – Ladakhizau – Zangskari |
| Glottolog | kenh1234 |
| ELP | Ladakhi |
Ladakhi is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Ladakhi language is a Tibetic language spoken in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is the predominant language in the Buddhist-dominated district of Leh, and a minority language in the district of Kargil.
Ladakhi has several dialects: Lehskat, named after Leh where it is spoken, Shamskat, spoken northwest of Leh, Stotskat, spoken in the Indus valley and which unlike the others is tonal, Nubra, spoken north of Leh, the Changthang language, spoken in the Changtang region by the Changpa people, and the Zangskari language, spoken in the Zanskar region of Ladakh.