Ladakhi is usually written using Tibetan script with the pronunciation of Ladakhi being much closer to written Classical Tibetan than most other Tibetic languages. Ladakhis pronounce many of the prefix, suffix and head letters that are silent in many other Tibetic languages, such as Amdo, Khams, and Central Tibetan. This tendency is more pronounced to the west of Leh, and on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control, in Baltistan. For example, a Tibetan would pronounce "sta" 'axe' as but a Lehpa would say [sta, and a purgi would pronounce While a Tibetan would pronounce འབྲས་ (’bras) 'rice' as [ɳʈɛ́ʔ, Lehpa say and the purgii pronounce it as [bras.