The Purgi and Shina languages, casually spoken | Wikitongues

The Purgi and Shina languages are spoken in parts of India and Pakistan. Purgi, also called Purik, is a Tibetic language, while Shina is an Indo-Aryan language. This video was recorded by Wikitongues community members Anwar (right - speaking Purik/Purgi), Tufail (left - speaking Shina), and Nicholas Biniaz-Harris.

More from Wikipedia: Purgi (alternative spellings: Purgi or Puriki) is a Tibetic language spoken by the Purikpa in parts of the Indian union territory of Ladakh and neighboring regions of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan territory. The Purikpa live south of the Balti in Ladakh. Most of them live in Ladakh and Baltistan, especially in Kargil although significant numbers reside in Leh. Many Purikpa are also present in China. Because they inhabit the higher reaches of the arid Himalayas, they depend on glacial runoff for irrigation of their crops. Barley, wheat, and millet are grown where water is sufficient, especially along small rivers. The hot summer temperatures also allow for a wide variety of fruits to be raised. Unlike the Dards and the Shina, the Purikpa are not nomads. They transfer their livestock from one grazing ground to another upon the arrival of autumn. During the summer months, they drive the cattle to alpine pastures. All households own at least one female dzo, which is a cross between a cow and a yak. That animal produces milk. Most of them are Shia Muslims by religion although significant Sunni Muslims and a small minority of Buddhists and Bön followers reside in areas like Fokar valley, Mulbekh, Wakha. Like the Balti, they speak an archaic Tibetan dialect closely related to Balti and Ladakhi, but they are not easily intelligible with each other., Shina (ݜݨیاٗ = ݜݨیاٗ = Šiṇyaá) is a language from the Dardic sub-group of the Indo-Aryan family spoken by the Shina people, a plurality of the people in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and a number of people in Ladakh, India (Dah Hanu, Dras), as well as in pockets in Jammu and Kashmir, India, such as in Gurez. Until recently, there was no writing system of the language. A number of schemes have been proposed and there is no single writing system used by all of the speakers of the Shina language.

[kazimabbas]

Shina is the major langauge of Gilgit Baltistan, Shina is spoken in Kohistan, Diamer, Gilgit, Astore, Some parts of Nagar, Hunza, Ghize and skardu.

[Poohze]

Two new ones for me. So interesting, so beautiful!

[AvanaVana]

Wow, as someone who speaks Tibetan, Hindi (which has many Persian loan words, which also find their way into Purgi), and Hebrew (a Semitic language like Arabic, which also has influenced Purgi), it is interesting how much of Purgi I can understand.

[Ali-dcop]

Shina sound like kashmiri even by looks they look similar to Kashmiris.
Purgi sounds like balti and they look mongloid too.

[heidi]

Amazing upload tyvm. I'm not a language purist by any means but the massive amount of loanwords kind of ruined the experience of listening to such a rare language like Purgi a little. I felt like I knew every other word. Still very interesting! Glad to see this channel is still alive and well!

[basharatali]

For information of curious people ladakh has a population of about 3 lakh(300 thousand) and Shina or Dardic speakers comprise only about 20000 thousand which is around 6-7% in ladakh there are two districts one Leh and other Kargil and has almost equal population. Shina speakers are mostly found in Kargil district and very less in Leh district even in kargil district shina speakers make up only around 10% of the population. Of the more than half a dozens Tehsils of kargil only one that is Drass has a Shina majority rest of the Tehsils including Kargil city proper has 0% of shina speakers almost 95-99% of shina speakers in kargil are found in Drass Tehsil rest of kargil is purely Balti-Purgi speaking which is a dialect of Tibetan..

[realmemes]

Bro i am also from shina community
I am from aryan valley

[AbuEmeer]

Shina language and kashmiri language is dardic language. The tribes settled in gilgit kargil and kashmir. Are actually 4 brother tribes. This region is also called Dardistan....

[northfaceofpakistan]

shina language is the major language in gilgit baltistan and balti is 2nd major language spoken in baltistan region.

[DiscoverNature]

I'm from Gilgit Baltistan, shina speaker 🔊

[hadiakbarkargili]

Amazing👍 my brother, watching from Pakistan Baltistan, my father also migrated from Kargil to Skardu in 1947. We are basically purki by origin, i love my ancestors language, Balti and Shina language is the main languages of Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan🇵🇰, Kargilo Purki kaka fhonon laa sallam, and sallam to my Shin brother jek haal hn waa musha, tu sam hano ju, theakh bahnda ju, mai tarfey Sallam qabul thay ju. Gilgit Baltistan Kargil Zindabaad

[jakubisek]

of course (as normal in India), English and Urdu (Hindi) words & phrases are interspersed at places instead of the native ones

[onemore]

I can’t decide which one I like best.
😊

[mesedusa]

waaleykumu ssalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

[NVRBENSHOT]

I’m Iranian but I can catch a couple words very interesting

[Xiad]

only thing i can hear is 'zerbat'

[VeryRestarted]

Purgi I heard is more like Balti, but in comparison with it, it sounds different

[SHADOW-ihhu]

yaar apany kargil mai kuch to baat hai❤

[WaMo]

😵‍💫is he speaking tibetan or arabic….mixed😂

[WaliurRehman-yqbw]

Mujhe shina community ka kisi ka number chai