Alternate Names: Burig, Burigskat, Purig, Purigskad, Purik Bhotia, Purki
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Balti ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 37,700 (2001 census).
Language Use: Dominant language in Kargil District. Many Purik have shifted to Balti [bft]. Low proficiency in Urdu [urd]. Used as L2 by Balti [bft], Shina [scl].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 61% (2001 census). Grammar. NT: 1950.
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Ethnonym: Purig-pa. ‘Purig’, of Tibetan origin. People prefer to be culturally and linguistically identified with Tibet, although religiously with Islam. A Scheduled Tribe. Muslim (Shi’a).