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Balti people

The '''Balti''' are an ethnic group of [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] descent with some [[Dard people|Dardic]] admixture, who live in the [[Gilgit Baltistan]] disputed region of [[Pakistan]]. In addition, smaller populations also exist in [[Ladakh]], a region of [[Jammu & Kashmir]], in occupied Kashmir; others are scattered in Pakistan's major urban centres of [[Lahore]], [[Karachi]] and [[Islamabad]]/[[Rawalpindi]]. The [[Balti language]] belongs to the [[Tibetan language|Tibetan languages]] family and is a sub-dialect of Ladakhi.<ref>''Balti Grammar'', by A. F. C. Read. London: The Royal Asiatic society, 1934.</ref> Balti, [[Ladakhi|Ladakhi language]] and [[Burig]] are mutually intelligible.

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