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Edits to link and terminology of "Domaki"

Hello!

I have noticed what I believe to be an error within the list of languages. "Domaki" is listed as one of the languages spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan and links to the article Doma (caste). I believe this is an error. "Domaki" in this context is presumably referencing the Dawoodi language, which is spoken by the Doma, and the term is a slur against the Doma people. This is information I found on the article Dawoodi Language, which has a source for its claim. I am unsure how to link to the original referenced source (sorry).

In summation: Under languages, "Domaki" should maybe be replaced to Dawoodi, and also link to the Wikipedia article Dawoodi language.

This is my first comment on Wikipedia, so I hope I have done this correctly.

Thank you! Dartzcz (talk) 09:30, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The link to Domaki in this article is imprecise, indeed, as the text is about the language while the link leads to an article on people. As long as we do not have an article on "Domaki language", I agree the link should be changed to the separate article on "Dawoodi language" until the situation changes.

However, what the name of that article itself should be as opposed to a redirect page, is a matter of discussion. The name Dawoodi is adopted from a research project page stating the speakers consulted for the research had asked for their language/community to be called Dawoodi instead of Domaki/similar, as it feels derogatory. It is questionable whether all the communities speaking this language even know this idea to call it Dawoodi, as well as for how long this decision will prevail. In previous scholarly literature, as well as official materials, the language is called by its traditional names derived from the ethnonym Dom(b). Yak-indolog (talk) 00:14, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I wish to edit this page as i want to add the kyrgyz language in the language section as it is spoken in Gojal primarily speaking the Pamiri kyrgyz dialect. 116.71.30.248 (talk) 09:38, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 17:34, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Language Breakdown

A spoken languages breakdown was done by local demographers here if an administrator would kindly add it Ricky dickler (talk) 18:29, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is really interesting. The author has estimated the number of speakers for each language in Gilgit-Baltistan based on household multi indicator cluster survey 2017, and the writer used 2017 census data for estimation. Bearing in mind the limited data, I would be inclined to say that it should be added to the article with a pie chart, but I would be interested to hear other people's opinions. نعم البدل (talk) 23:48, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say: After checking if the author extracted the data correctly from the 2017 census, it would be useful to include the table or a pie based on it in the article, stating the method and linking source article.

If you have the editing rights, may I suggest you also tackle the issue of the Domaki language link (see the relevant topic here: it leads to an article on a people, not language, as we currently do not have any article named Domaki language, while we have and article on "Dawoodi language", a recent, limited-use, neologism for the same) Yak-indolog (talk) 00:27, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yup checked with the data and it matches with it perfectly, I'll make an official request for someone to tackle the issue now. Ricky dickler (talk) 23:34, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add the following to the "Population" section:

According to research published by the think tank Centre for Joint Warfare Studies, demographic change is rapidly reshaping Gilgit-Baltistan. The current ratio of outsiders to native Baltis in 2025 stands at 3.5 outsiders for every 4 native Baltis, which is forecast to become worse by 2030 when the increase of outsiders like Punjabis and Muhajirs (both of whom are predominantly Sunni) is projected to result in Baltis (who are predominantly Shia) becoming the minority. This projected shift is expected to displace the indigenous Shia Balti population from positions of political and economic power, effectively reducing their status.^[1]

Thank you. 220.255.242.109 (talk) 12:20, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now':' The second sentence is pretty convoluted, and "become worse" is non-neutral. "reducing their status" seems charged and too vague (In what way is their "status" reduced?). Feel free to reopen the request once you made these edits. Throast ^{{{ping}} me!} (talk | contribs) 15:35, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Wakhan Corridor — India’s forgotten 106-km border with Afghanistan is back in play, ThePrint, 21 Oct 2025.

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What I think should be changed: Hi, I think the language breakdown done by local sources should be added, it also perfectly matches the figures given by the government for the 2017 census
Why it should be changed: It will be very helpful to people of the and interested in the region and it shows the complexity of the region
Refrences supporting the change:^[1] , ^[2]

Ricky dickler (talk) 23:53, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. You need to propose the actual text that you would like inserted into the page. It cannot be copy-pasted directly from the website. SI09 (talk) 12:21, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Approximate Languages of Gilgit Baltistan

Balti (37.9%)
Shina (35.9%)
Brushaski (17.1%)
Khowar (3.16%)
Wakhi (2.48%)
Others (3.53%)

Hi, I think adding a piechart to the "Languages" section of this page according to the data given on this source is useful and provides insight into the region. Add a piechart like the one here and a para preceding it saying:

"In Gilgit Baltistan, approximately 37.92% of the total population speaks Balti, followed closely by 35.86% Shina speakers  and 17.07% Burushaski speakers. Khowar and Wakhi, though less prevalent, shares 3.16% and 2.48% of the linguistic landscape in the region. Other languages, including Domaki, Gojri, and Urdu, represent 3.53%. Balti is the most spoken language in Baltistan, Shina in Diamer, and Burushaski in Gilgit Division.^[1] Ricky dickler (talk) 14:15, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: There are already quite a lot of images in the article. A pie chart may make the problem worse, although I agree it's a good addition. Maybe some excess images need to be removed Newbzy (talk) 14:48, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

i respectfully disagree, if the goal is making the article shorter than maybe creating new pages such as the "history of gilgit baltistan" and "demographics of gilgit baltistan" are a better avenue Ricky dickler (talk) 17:50, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done: Given no serious objections raised over its addition pie chart have been added, along with removal of unnecessary cluster of images. Sutyarashi (talk) 16:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://pamirtimes.net/2023/12/23/treading-the-sacred-linguistic-landscape-of-gilgit-baltistan/

Neutrality dispute

Kautilya3, you've restored the tag indicating there's an active dispute regarding the "Under Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir" section, but I don't see any dispute taking place. It's also not clear what specific content needs to be added to resolve the issue. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 20:04, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The template says {{POV section|date=December 2021|reason=All aspects of the region under the princely state need to be covered in this section}}

There is nothing in the section about the Gilgit region. Whoever wrote that section didn't know much about how the pricely state was administered. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 04:01, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

[dur1-1] Wakhan Corridor — India’s forgotten 106-km border with Afghanistan is back in play, ThePrint, 21 Oct 2025.

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