| Jad | |
|---|---|
| Dzad | |
 Dzad written in Ume script | |
| Native to | India |
Native speakers | (300 cited 1997)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jda |
| Glottolog | jadd1243 |
| ELP | Jad |
Jad (Dzad), also known as Bhotia and Tchhongsa, is a language spoken by a community of about 300 in the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, in India.[1] It is spoken in several villages, and the three major villages are Jadhang, Nelang and Pulam Sumda in the Harsil sub-division of the Uttarkashi District.[2] Jad is closely related to the Lahuli–Spiti language, which is another Tibetic language.[3] Jad is spoken alongside Garhwali and Hindi. Code switching between Jad and Garhwali is very common.[1] The language borrows some vocabulary from both Hindi and Garhwali.[1] It is primarily a spoken language.
- ^ a b c d Jad at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
A Study on the Tibeto-Burman Languages of Uttar Pradeshwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bonnerjea, Biren (1936). "Phonology of Some Tibeto-Burman Dialects of the Himalayan Region". T'oung Pao. Second. 32 (4): 240–241. JSTOR 4527096.
