Ladakhis

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Ladakhis
ལ་དྭགས་པ།
A Ladakhi family photographed in 1997.
Regions with significant populations
India (Ladakh)15,000 (2011)[1]
China (Tibet)12,000 (1995)[2]
Pakistan (Baltistan)900 (2019)[3][4]
Languages
Ladakhi language
Religion
Buddhism
Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Tibetan people, Balti people

Ladakhis, or Ladakspa (ལ་དྭགས་པ།) are a Tibetic ethnic group living in India, China and Pakistan. They speak Ladakhi, which is a Ladakhi-Balti language of the Sino-Tibetan language family. They primarily live in the Ladakh region of India, Tibet in China and Baltistan in Pakistan. Most Ladakhis follow Tibetan Buddhism with many also following Shia Islam.[5][6]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
  2. "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
  3. Counted as Bodh people
  4. "Bodh (Buddhist traditions) in Pakistan". Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.
  5. Project, Joshua. "Bodh (Buddhist traditions) in Pakistan". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  6. "Ladākhī | people | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.