Also Known As:
Nicobarese, Southern, Condul, Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar, Milo, Lo'ong, Ong, Lamongse, Lamongshe, Takahanyilang
Dialects & Varieties
- Condul (Lamongse)
- Great Nicobar (Lo'ong)
- Little Nicobar (Ong)
- Milo
Recent Resources
Language in Society
An article on the threats to the Nicobarese languages from development projects planned on Great Nicobar island.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Approximately 7,500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.