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JDA ISO 639-3

Jad

A language of India

ISO 639
jda
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.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, Central Bodish, Central, Western
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]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Garhwali [gbm]. Also use Hindi [hin].
Language Development
Hindi used for all written communication.
Other Comments
Some borrowing of vocabulary from Hindi [hin] and Garhwali [gbm]. Buddhist.

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Location: Himachal Pradesh state: Kinnaur district; Uttarakhand state: Uttarkashi district, Harsil subdistrict, Jadang and Nilang villages in Jad Ganga gorges.