The Burig, or Purik, is a language spoken by Purik people, a group of Tibetan Muslims with a slight Dardic admixture.Purik live south of the Balti in Ladakh. Most of them live in Ladakh and Baltistan, especially in Kargil, although significant numbers reside in Leh. A considerable number of Puriks 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.