Jad
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bhotia, Dzad, Rongba
Population
300 (Breton 1997).
Location
Himachal Pradesh state: Kinnaur district; Uttarakhand state: Uttarkashi district, Harsil subdistrict, Jadang and Nilang villages in Jad Ganga gorges.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Reportedly similar to Spiti Bhoti [spt].
Typology
Does not have pronominalization found in other languages of the area.
Language Use
Garhwali [gbm] learned together with Jad. Code switching and code mixing common. Uncertain whether stable bilingualism will continue or whether Jad will be replaced by Garhwali [gbm] or Hindi [hin]. Home, community. Used by all. Negative attitudes. Also use Central Tibetan [bod], Garhwali [gbm], Hindi [hin].
Language Development
Hindi used for all written communication.
Language Resources
Some borrowing of vocabulary from Hindi [hin] and Garhwali [gbm]. Buddhist.