ལ་དྭགས་པ། | |
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A Ladakhi family photographed in 1997. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India (Ladakh) | 15,000 (2011) |
| China (Tibet) | 12,000 (1995) |
| Pakistan (Baltistan) | 900 (2019) |
| Languages | |
| Ladakhi language | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tibetan people, Balti people | |
Ladakhis, or Ladakspa (ལ་དྭགས་པ།) are a Tibetic ethnic group living in India, China and Pakistan. They speak Ladakhi, which is a Ladakhi-Balti language of the Sino-Tibetan language family. They primarily live in the Ladakh region of India, Tibet in China and Baltistan in Pakistan. Most Ladakhis follow Tibetan Buddhism with many also following Shia Islam.