Nicobarese, Southern
PrintA language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Nicobara
Population
7,500 (2001 census). 350 on Little Nicobar Island, 7,570 total on Great Nicobar, about 400 of these are Shompen.
Location
Nicobar Islands, Little Nicobar and outer Great Nicobar islands.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Condul (Kondul), Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar, Milo.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 46% for Scheduled Tribes in Nicobar District. 72% for Nicobar (2001 census).
Language Resources
Hindu, traditional religion, Muslim.