Also Known As:
Present Great Andamanese, Jeru, Andamanese, Great Andamanese
Dialects & Varieties
- Sare
- Jero
Recent Resources
"The project “Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese” was funded by the Hans Rausing Endangered La
Traditional song meaning, "The Earth is shaking as the tree falls with a great thud."
Traditional song
Contributor:
Dr. Anvita Abbi
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Abbi, Anvita. 2013. A Grammar of the Great Andamanese Language: An Ethnolinguistic Study. (Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages.) Leiden: Brill. 330pp.
Bibliography of Locations:
Anvita Abbi. 2006. "Endangered Languages of the Andaman Islands." 64: München: Lincom.
Bibliography of Context:
Abbi, Anvita. 2013. A Grammar of the Great Andamanese Language: An Ethnolinguistic Study. (Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages.) Leiden: Brill. 330pp.