Language:

Approximate Global Speakers

118,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

6

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(6 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Bodh (Buddhist traditions) India 122,000 Progress Gauge
 Ladakhi China 600 Progress Gauge
 Mangrik India 25,000 Progress Gauge
Mon India 1,200 Progress Gauge
 Nubra China 700 Progress Gauge
 Rigzong India 7,400 Progress Gauge
  Totals:  6     6 ◼︎ (4 ✸︎)
SECONDARY Language
(30 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Arora (Hindu traditions) India 4,228,000 Progress Gauge
 Balti India 55,000 Progress Gauge
 Bania unspecified India 30,963,000 Progress Gauge
Basith (Hindu traditions) India 17,000 Progress Gauge
 Batwal (Hindu traditions) India 86,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhotia India 120,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,881,000 Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit India 742,000 Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified India 61,578,000 Progress Gauge
 Broq-Pa India 51,000 Progress Gauge
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 48,190,000 Progress Gauge
 Christian India 1,469,000 Progress Gauge
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,266,000 Progress Gauge
Gaddi (Hindu traditions) India 246,000 Progress Gauge
Galleban India 1,400 Progress Gauge
 Gujjar (Hindu traditions) India 64,000 Progress Gauge
 Gujjar (Muslim traditions) India 1,067,000 Progress Gauge
 Jangam (Hindu traditions) India 1,700 Progress Gauge
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) India 7,048,000 Progress Gauge
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,167,000 Progress Gauge
 Makhmi India 13,000 Progress Gauge
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) India 223,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 48,473,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 16,646,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajput Kanet India 701,000 Progress Gauge
 Rathia (Hindu traditions) India 724,000 Progress Gauge
Sipi India 35,000 Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,327,000 Progress Gauge
 Tarakhehas India 13,000 Progress Gauge
 Tibetan India 105,000 Progress Gauge
  Totals:  30     28 ◼︎ (22 ✸︎)

Item Value
Status
Language Code lbj
Written Yes
Bible Translation New Testament

Language Family
Ethnologue Sino-Tibetan
Glottolog Sino-Tibetan

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Language Alternate Names
Central Ladakhi
Ladak
Ladakh
Ladakh Skat
Ladaphi
Ladhakhi
Ladwags
Leh
Lower Ladakhi
Sham
Shamma
Shamskat

Dialects
Leh
Nubra Ladakhi
Shamma

Dialect Alternate Names
Central Ladakhi
Lower Ladakhi
Sham
Shamskat


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New Testament 2016-2023
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