Nicobarese, Southern
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A 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 Shom Peng [sii].
Location
Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: Little Nicobar and outer Great Nicobar islands.
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Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
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, Muslim, traditional religion.