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Preferred term

bftBalti  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • ' Balti (; ) is a language spoken in Baltistan, in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan and adjoining parts of Ladakh. Baltistan, before 1948, was part of Ladakh province. The Balti language is a dialect of the Ladakhi language, a form of Tibetan. It is mutually intelligible with Ladakhi proper and Burig. Many of the written consonants that are silent in Standard Tibetan are pronounced in the Balti language.

Entry terms

  • Balti dialect
  • Balti language

ISO 639-3 code

  • bft

Notation

  • bft

In other languages

  • Balti

    French

  • Lingua balti

    Italian

  • Portuguese

  • Idioma balti

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/bft

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