Endangered Languages Project - Southern Nicobarese

Southern Nicobarese

^{[aka Nicobarese, Southern, Condul, Great Nicobar]}

Classification: Austro-Asiatic

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Nicobarese, Southern, Condul, Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar, Milo, Lo'ong, Ong, Lamongse, Lamongshe, Takahanyilang
CLASSIFICATION		Austro-Asiatic, Nicobarese
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nik
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Condul (Lamongse) Great Nicobar (Lo'ong) Little Nicobar (Ong) Milo
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Unclear how many of the dialects subsumed under Southern Nicobarese are languages in their own right.

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)” . Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig · Dallas, Texas: SIL International

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Approximately 7,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
350 speakers on Little Nicobar Island, 7,170 on Great Nicobar Island

DATE OF INFO: 2001 (census data)

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,400
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Exact number of speakers for the Nicobar languages is difficult to determine since census figures usually indicate speakers on a specific island, not all of whom speak local languages."

DATE OF INFO: 1991-2001 (census data)

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