Spiti Bhoti

Spiti Bhoti is a Tibetic language spoken in Spiti valley, India. It is classified as one of the Lahauli-Spiti languages. It forms a closely knit group with other Lahuli–Spiti languages, and is fairly close to Standard Tibetan.^[2]

NativetoIndia

RegionHimachal Pradesh

Native speakers

(10,000 cited 2000)^[1]

Language family

Sino-Tibetan

• Tibeto-Burman
  • Tibeto-Kanauri (?)
    • Bodish
      • Tibetic
        • Lahuli–Spiti
          • Spiti Bhoti

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Spiti Bhoti
Spiti
Native to	India
Region	Himachal Pradesh
Native speakers	(10,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Tibeto-Kanauri (?) Bodish Tibetic Lahuli–Spiti Spiti Bhoti
Language codes
ISO 639-3	spt
Glottolog	spit1240
ELP	Spiti Bhoti

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There is a 74% lexical similarity with the related language Stod Bhoti or Lahuli.^[1]