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ALSO KNOWN AS		Sbalti, Baltistani, Bhotia of Baltistan, Baltī, Sbalt, Bhōṭiā of Baltistan
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Bodish
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bft
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Information from: “Language policy, multilingualism and language vitality in Pakistan” (73-106) . Tariq Rahman (2006) , Anju Saxena and Lars Borin · Mouton de Gruyter

At risk

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
270,000 (Pakistan); 337,000 (Worldwide)
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1992

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

Used in all functions within the group. Used by teachers as an informal medium of instruction for small children if they are Balti speakers themselves.

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Positive language attitudes

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Cultivated by language activists and media persons (radio announcers etc.)

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Some bilingualism in Urdu
especially among the educated and the employed.

PLACES: Pakistan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Baltistan

337,000
Native speakers worldwide

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
308,800
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
270000 in Pakistan (1992). Population total all countries: 308800

PLACES: India; Pakistan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Gilgit-Baltistan District (formerly Baltistan District)

		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		337,000
	2006	Language policy, multilingualism and language vitality in Pakistan	Lesser-known languages of South Asia: status and policies, case studies and applications of information technology	73-106	Anju Saxena and Lars Borin	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Tariq Rahman	Tariq Rahman. 2006. "Language Policy, Multilingualism and Language Vitality in Pakistan." In Lesser-known languages of South Asia: status and policies, case studies and applications of information technology, edited by Anju Saxena and Lars Borin. 73-106. Mouton de Gruyter.		270,000 (Pakistan); 337,000 (Worldwide)	1992	100000		Some bilingualism in Urdu, especially among the educated and the employed.	Positive language attitudes	Cultivated by language activists and media persons (radio announcers etc.)	At risk (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Used in all functions within the group. Used by teachers as an informal medium of instruction for small children if they are Balti speakers themselves.	10	10	Pakistan	Baltistan
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	308,800		100000	270000 in Pakistan (1992). Population total all countries: 308800				At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				India; Pakistan	Gilgit-Baltistan District (formerly Baltistan District)	35.900731,74.409599

Balti

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At risk

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

270,000 (Pakistan); 337,000 (Worldwide)

337,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

308,800

Discussion

Balti

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Language information by source

At risk

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

270,000 (Pakistan); 337,000 (Worldwide)

337,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

308,800

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