Home > Indian History > Languages in India > Ladhaki language
Ladhaki language
The residents of Ladakh primarily speak the Ladhaki language

Share this Article:

The Ladhaki language is the language of the inhabitants of the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir of India. It has approximately, 200,00 speakers in India, and nearly 12,00 speakers in the Tibet region of China mainly in the Changthang region. Scholars share different opinions over the status of Ladhaki as a separate language from Tibetan as both have many similarities.

However Ladhaki lacks the tonal element of the Tibetan language. The language has several dialects, which vary from region to region in Ladakh. The capital of Ladakh is Leh where Ladakhi proper is spoken, Sham skat is spoken in the northwest of Leh, Stopta is spoken in the southeast of the Indus valley while Nubra is spoken in the north. The people of Zanskar also speak a variety of Ladhaki language.

The Tibetan script is used to write the Ladhaki language.


Share this Article:

Related Articles

More Articles in Languages in India


Development of Tamil Scripts
Development of Tamil scripts can be traced to the period just after the reign of Asoka. The Tamil script is believed to have developed from the Brahmi script.
History of Tamil Language
History of Tamil Language dates back to around the 2nd century BCE. Tamil language consists of the oldest non-Sanskrit Indian literature amongst all other Indian languages.
History of Maithili Language
History of Maithili Language can be dated back to the early fourteenth century. Maithili is now one of the national languages of India.
West Indian Languages
West Indian languages distinguish themselves with rurality and urbanity drawing the primary lines of speech.
Nagari Script
Nagari script today is classified as Devanagari, believed to have served as the ancestor of various modern-day writing.