Purig

A language of India

ISO 639: prx
Alternate Names: Burig, Burigskat, Purig-pa, Purigskad, Purik, Purik Bhotia, Purkhi, Purki
Population: 93,500 (2011 census).
Location:: Jammu and Kashmir state: Kargil district, mainly Suru valley; Dras valley, some in western Himalayas.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, Central Bodish, Western
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Balti [bft].
Language Use: Dominant language in Kargil District. Many Purik have shifted to Balti [bft]. Some of all ages. Many also use Balti [bft]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Urdu [urd]. Used as L2 by Balti [bft], Shina [scl].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 61% (2001 census). Grammar. NT: 1950.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Purig
Writing: Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Tibetan script [Tibt], no longer in use.
Other Comments: The name ‘Purig’ of Tibetan origin. People prefer to be culturally and linguistically identified with Tibet, although religiously with Islam. Muslim.

Location: Jammu and Kashmir state: Kargil district, mainly Suru valley; Dras valley, some in western Himalayas.