Ladakhis, Ladakhi people, or Ladakspa are a Tibetic ethnic group native to the union territory of Ladakh in the northernmost part of India, with some also living in Tibet in China.[3][4] Ladakhis are first-language speakers of the Ladakhi language, a Western-Archaic Tibetic language.
ལ་དྭགས་པ། / لداخیس | |
|---|---|
 Ladakhi man at Shey Monastery, Leh | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India (Ladakh) | 274,289 (2011)[1] |
| China (Tibet) | 12,000 (1995)[2] |
| Languages | |
| Ladakhi language | |
| Religion | |
 Shia Islam[citation needed] Hinduism Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tibetan people, Balti people, other Tibetic peoples | |
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edit- ^ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Singh, Mugdha; Sarkar, Anujit; Kumar, Devinder; Nandineni, Madhusudan R. (6 February 2020). "The genetic affinities of Gujjar and Ladakhi populations of India". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 2055. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.2055S. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59061-9. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7005309. PMID 32029844.
- ^ "Ladakhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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