Global InformationShamskat information
| Shamskat | |
|---|---|
| གཤམ་སྐད་ sham skat | |
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| Native to | India |
| Region | Ladakh |
| Ethnicity | Ladakhis |
Native speakers | Most speakers counted under "Bhoti"[citation needed] |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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Writing system | Tibetan script |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | sham1264 |
 Ladakhi is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Shamskat dialect (Ladakhi: གཤམ་སྐད) of the Ladakhi language is spoken in the Sham region of Ladakh, a region administered by India as a union territory. Along the Indus, there is a clear geographical boundary between two dialects of Shamskat and Kenskat. Nimo, the first village of Shamskat speakers, lies in the sharply cut basin near the narrow gorge of Indus river.[2] It is the predominant language in the west of the Buddhist-dominated district of Leh. Shamskat pronunciation resembles that of Old Tibetan. Shamskat retains its Classical Tibetan vocabulary, while the Balti and Purgi have little influence from the vocabulary of its neighbour Shina. The native speakers of these languages are called Shamma.
- ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Turin, Mark; Zeisler, Bettina (21 April 2011). Himalayan Languages and Linguistics: Studies in Phonology, Semantics, Morphology and Syntax. BRILL. pp. 240–290. ISBN 978-90-04-19448-9.