Nicobarese, Southern

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
nik
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.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Nicobar, Great Nicobar
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
OLAC resources in and about Nicobarese, Southern
Other Comments

Hindu, Muslim, traditional religion.