Ladakhi–Balti languages
| Ladakhi–Balti | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Ladakh (India), Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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| Glottolog | lada1242 |
The Ladakhi–Balti languages or Western Archaic Tibetan languages are a subgroup of the Tibetic languages spoken in the Ladakh region of India and in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan. The lects lack mutual intelligibility and are considered separate languages by their speakers. The grouping includes:
- Ladakhi (Ladakh, Tibet, Baltistan)
- Purgi (Ladakh, Baltistan)
- Balti (Baltistan, Ladakh)
Proto-Western Tibetan has been reconstructed by Backstrom (1994).[1]
See also
- List of Proto-Western Tibetan reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
- ^ Backstrom, Peter Charles (1994). A phonological reconstruction of Proto-Western Tibetan (MA thesis). Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington.
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Sino-Tibetan branches
(Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)
| Greater Magaric |
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(Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal)
| "Naga" | |
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| Sal |
| Burmo-Qiangic |
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(Arunachal)
| Greater Siangic |
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Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches.
