Language:

Approximate Global Speakers

468,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

12

Scripture Status

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(12 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Arghun Pakistan 2,200 Progress Gauge
 Balti India 55,000 Progress Gauge
 Balti Pakistan 42,000 Progress Gauge
 Gara Pakistan 1,100 Progress Gauge
 Jangam (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,000 Progress Gauge
 Makhmi Pakistan 112,000 Progress Gauge
 Mangrik Pakistan 48,000 Progress Gauge
Mon Pakistan 1,200 Progress Gauge
 Rigzong Pakistan 1,500 Progress Gauge
 Tarakhehas Pakistan 24,000 Progress Gauge
 Tibetan Pakistan 6,000 Progress Gauge
 Yashkun Pakistan 1,800 Progress Gauge
  Totals:  12     12 ◼︎ (10 ✸︎)
SECONDARY Language
(40 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Awan Pakistan 5,076,000 Progress Gauge
 Bafinda Pakistan 94,000 Progress Gauge
 Bengali Muslim Moghal India 1,848,000 Progress Gauge
 Bengali Muslim Moghal Pakistan 1,208,000 Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified India 61,578,000 Progress Gauge
 Broq-Pa India 51,000 Progress Gauge
Budhan (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 16,000 Progress Gauge
 Burusho Pakistan 233,000 Progress Gauge
 Christian Pakistan 304,000 Progress Gauge
 Dhund India 11,000 Progress Gauge
 Dhund Pakistan 656,000 Progress Gauge
Galleban India 1,400 Progress Gauge
 Gujjar (Muslim traditions) India 1,067,000 Progress Gauge
 Gujjar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,245,000 Progress Gauge
 Hajam Pakistan 2,051,000 Progress Gauge
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) India 7,048,000 Progress Gauge
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,167,000 Progress Gauge
 Khatri (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,068,000 Progress Gauge
 Kumhiar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 43,000 Progress Gauge
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,981,000 Progress Gauge
 Mahali India 94,000 Progress Gauge
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 14,000 Progress Gauge
 Mangrik India 25,000 Progress Gauge
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) India 223,000 Progress Gauge
 Pashtun Pakistan 28,595,000 Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan India 12,041,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 48,473,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 3,123,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 16,646,000 Progress Gauge
Rajput Gakkhar Pakistan 65,000 Progress Gauge
Rajput Khokhar Pakistan 67,000 Progress Gauge
Saryara (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,700 Progress Gauge
 Sayyid Pakistan 5,894,000 Progress Gauge
 Shaikh Pakistan 11,607,000 Progress Gauge
 Shin Pakistan 37,000 Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 331,000 Progress Gauge
 Tarakhehas India 13,000 Progress Gauge
 Tarkhan (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,822,000 Progress Gauge
 Teli (Muslim traditions) India 1,789,000 Progress Gauge
 Wattal (Muslim traditions) India 6,000 Progress Gauge
  Totals:  40     39 ◼︎ (36 ✸︎)

Item Value
Status
Language Code bft
Written Yes
Bible Translation Portions

Language Family
Ethnologue Sino-Tibetan
Glottolog Sino-Tibetan

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Language Alternate Names
Baltistani
Bhoti of Baltistan
Bhotia of Baltistan
Byltae
Sbalt
Sbalti

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Dialect Alternate Names


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