Shom Peng

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
sii
Alternate Names
Shobang, Shom Pen, Shompen, Shompeng
Population

400 (2004). Mainly monolingual.

Location

Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: interior Great Nicobar island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Nicobar, Shom Peng
Dialects

None known. Distinct from other Nicobarese languages.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Shom Peng
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Seminomadic. Traditional religion.