Changthang
A language of India
| Population | 10,100 (2000). |
| Region | Jammu and Kashmir, Tibet border area, Changthang region east and southeast of Leh. |
| Alternate names | Byangskat, Byanskat, Changs-Skat, Changtang, Changtang Ladakhi, Rong, Rupshu, Stotpa, Upper Ladakhi |
| Dialects | 58%–85% intelligibility with Leh dialect of Ladakhi [lbj] with high standard deviation indicating some acquired intelligibility; 94%–95% intelligibility with Stod Bhoti [sbu] from Darcha village. Identify more with Leh Ladakhi culture than with Stod Bhoti despite lack of intelligibility. Related to Rangkas [rgk], Darmiya [drd], Byangsi [bee]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Western, Ladakhi |
| Language use | Also use Ladakhi [lbj], Urdu [urd], Kashmiri [kas], Hindi, or English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 37%. |
| Writing system | Tibetan script, Bodhi style. |
| Comments | ‘Ranglo’ or ‘Rang’ often used as a cover term for Byangs, Chaudangs, Darmiya, and Rongpo. Champa is a Scheduled Tribe. People are called ‘Champas’. Pastoralists: sheep (cashmere wool), goats; traders: wool, salt. Nomadic. Barter for grain from the Zangskari. Noted for music and dance. Buddhist. |
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