Brokskat

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
bkk
Alternate Names
Brokpa, Brokpa of Dah-Hanu, Dokskat, Kyango
Population

10,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).

Location

Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Kargil districts along Indus river; northern Kashmir, Garkhon area, including Darchiks, Chulichan, Gurgurdo, Batalik, and Dah villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Shina
Language Use

Many are fluent in Ladakhi [lbj].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 56% (2001 census). Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Brokskat
Writing
Balti script.
Other Comments

Broq-pa is a Scheduled Tribe. A very divergent variety of Shina [scl]. Minaro is an alternate ethnic name. Ethnonym: Brokpa by Ladakhi. Glossonym: Brokskat, and is the oldest surviving member of the ancient Dardic language. Buddhist, traditional religion, Muslim.