Balti scripts

[Peter Hook]

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Dear James Ward,

        There is not much published in Balti.  I have a copy of "tazkirah"
of Balti poets which is partly in Urdu and partly in Balti.  The same
nastaliq script is used for both languages. I remember a sign posted near
the airport that was in Tibetan script (back in 1997). At the time a few
intellectuals in Skardu were teaching themselves Tibetan script and (as
you probably know) there are ancient Tibetan inscriptions outside of town.

        All the best,

                Peter Hook

On Sun, 6 Apr 2003, James Ward wrote:

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> Dear Listmembers,
>
> Do any of you happen to know if any extended examples of the Balti
> language written in Urdu script have been published?  It seems to be
> rather difficult to find any examples of such writing.
>
> I have read recently that people are beginning to use the Tibetan script
> to write Balti.  Is this becoming a widespread phenomenon, or is Urdu
> script still mostly used when Balti is written?
>
> Thank you for any help you can offer with regard to these questions.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> James Ward
> Santa Ana, California
>