Jad
A language of India
| Population | 300 (Breton 1997). |
| Region | Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi District, Harsil Subdivision, Jadang and Nilang villages in the gorges of Jad Ganga. |
| Alternate names | Bhotia, Dzad, Rongba |
| Dialects | Similar to Spiti Bhoti [spt]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Central |
| Language use | Learn Garhwali [gbm] simultaneously with Jad. Code switching and code mixing common. Uncertain whether stable bilingualism will continue or whether Jad will be replaced by Garhwali or Hindi. Home, community. All ages. Low prestige. Also use Garhwali, Hindi, or Tibetan [bod]. |
| Language development | Hindi used for all written communication. |
| Comments | Some borrowing of vocabulary from Hindi and Garhwali. Does not have pronominalization found in other languages of the area. Agriculturalists; animal husbandry: sheep, goats; weavers. Buddhist. |
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