Zangskari
A language of India
| Population | 12,000 (2000). |
| Region | Jammu and Kashmir, Zaskar Mts.; southernmost end of Kargil District, between Himalayas and Indus River Valley, next to Leh-Ladakhi and Kargil-Purik areas. |
| Alternate names | Zanskari, Zaskari |
| Dialects | 73%–81% intelligibility of Leh Ladakhi [lbj] with high standard deviation indicating some acquired intelligibility; 90% intelligibility of Stod Bhoti [sbu] of Darcha village. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Tibeto-Kanauri, Tibetic, Tibetan, Western |
| Language use | Some also use the Leh Ladakhi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: Speakers in Ladakh have the highest rate. Bible portions: 1945–1951. |
| Writing system | Tibetan script. |
| Comments | People trade grain with Changthang to acquire wool and salt. Buddhist. |
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