Zangskari dialect


Zangskari is an endangered Tibetic language. It is mostly spoken in Zanskar in Union Territory of Ladakh, India and also spoken by the Buddhists in the upper reaches of Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh and Paddar J&K. It is written using the Tibetan script.
Zangskari is divided into four homogenous groups, namely Oot or Upper Zanskari spoken along the Doda River, Zhung or Central Zanskari mostly spoken in Fadum valley, Sham or Lower Zanskari follows the lower portions of Zanskar River and lastly Lungnak along the upper Zanskar River region.