Purki | |
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Purigi, Purki | |
Native to | India, Pakistan |
Ethnicity | Purigpa |
Native speakers | 94,000 (2011 census)[1] |
Perso-Arabic script Tibetan script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | prx |
Glottolog | puri1258 |
ELP | Purik |
Purgi is a Tibetic language spoken in the Pakistani Baltistan and Indian Ladakh regions. It is spoken by the historical Purigpa community of Kashmir. Purgi is closer to Balti than Ladakhi.[2]