Alternate Names: Bhotia, Dzad, Rongba
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Spiti Bhoti ,.
Genealogy:
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.