Brokskat
A language of India
| Population | 10,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). |
| Region | Jammu and Kashmir, along Indus River in Ladakh and Kargil districts, northern Kashmir, villages around Garkhon, including Darchiks, Chulichan, Gurgurdo, Batalik, Dah. |
| Alternate names | Brokpa, Brokpa of Dah-Hanu, Dokskat, Kyango |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Shina |
| Language use | Many also use Ladakhi [lbj]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 56%. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Balti script. |
| Comments | Broq-pa is a Scheduled Tribe. A very divergent variety of Shina [scl]. Minaro is an alternate ethnic name. ‘Brokpa’ is the name given by the Ladakhi for the people. ‘Brokskat’ is the language, and is the oldest surviving member of the ancient Dardic language. Buddhist, traditional religion, Muslim. |
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