Spiti Bhoti

A language of India

ISO 639: spt
Alternate Names: Nyam, Piti Bhoti
Population: 10,000 (2000).
Location:: Himachal Pradesh state: Lahaul Spiti district, Spiti sub-district; Jammu and Kashmir state: southeast Leh district.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Tibeto-Burman, Bodish, Central Bodish, Central, Western
Dialects: Not intelligible of Ladakhi [lbj]; low intelligibility of Stod Bhoti [sbu]. All areas of Spiti understand each other. Lexical similarity: 41% with the Lhasa Tibetan dialect of Central Tibetan [bod], 57% with Ladakhi (Leh) [lbj], 57% with Stod Bhoti [sbu] from Darcha.
Language Use: Home, village. Used by all. Also use Hindi [hin].
Language Development: Most literates read Hindi. Some older people and Buddhist monks and nuns, read Tibetan. Literature. Radio.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Spiti Bhoti
Writing: Tibetan script [Tibt].
Other Comments: Buddhist.

Location: Himachal Pradesh state: Lahaul Spiti district, Spiti sub-district; Jammu and Kashmir state: southeast Leh district.