The Ladakhi language is the predominant language in the Ladakh region of the Jammu and Kashmir state of India. Ladakhi is closely related to Tibetan, and Ladakh shares many cultural similarities with Tibet, including Tibetan Buddhism. Ladakhi has approximately 100,000 speakers in India, and perhaps 12,000 speakers in the Tibet region of China. Ladahki has three main dialects, Ladakhi proper (also called Leh, after the capital of Ladakh), Shamma, and Nubra. Ladakhi is romanised in a similar way to Hindi, the most important thing to remember being that the "Th" represents a "T" sound with a bit more air.

A few useful words are:

• Jule (pronounced Julay): an all purpose word for hello, goodbye, and thank you
• Khamzang?: are you well?
• Khamzang: I am well
• Hamago: I don't understand
• Hago: I understand
• Hago-a: understand?
• O: yea (informal yes)
• Kasa: yes (more polite)
• Man: No
• tsapik: a little bit
• Dik: it's ok, that's enough, I'm alright
• -le: a particle when added to the end of sentinces make it polite, added to names is a respectful term of address
• Zhuks: sit stay (polite)
• Don: eat drink (polite)
• Skyot: Come/go (polite)

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• Ladakhi

Bodic languages

Ladakhische Sprache