Jad

JDA

vigorous

Alternate Names: Bhotia, Dzad, Rongba

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Spiti Bhoti ,.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Western Tibeto-Burman
Bodish
Central Bodish
Central
Western

Demographics: 300 (Breton 1997).

Language Use: Garhwali [gbm] learned together with Jad. Code switching and code mixing common. Uncertain whether stable bilingualism will continue or whether Jad will be replaced by Garhwali [gbm] or Hindi [hin]. Home, community. All ages. Negative attitudes. Also use Central Tibetan [bod], Garhwali [gbm], Hindi [hin].

Language Development: Hindi used for all written communication.

Typology: Does not have pronominalization found in other languages of the area.

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: Some borrowing of vocabulary from Hindi , and Garhwali ,. Buddhist.