Purik
A language of India
| Population | 37,700 (2001 census). |
| Region | North Kashmir, Kargil District, mainly Suru Valley; Dras Valley, some in western Himalayas. |
| Alternate names | Burig, Burigskat, Purig, Purigskad, Purik Bhotia, Purki |
| Dialects | Similar to Balti [bft]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Western |
| Language use | Dominant language in Kargil District. A few also use Urdu [urd]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 61%. Grammar. NT: 1950. |
| Writing system | Arabic script. |
| Comments | People are called ‘Purig-pa’. ‘Purig’ means ‘of Tibetan origin’. People prefer to be culturally and linguistically identified with Tibet, although religiously with Islam. A Scheduled Tribe. Muslim (Shi’a). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BACKSTROM, Peter C.; RADLOFF, Carla F., authors. 1992. Languages of northern areas.
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