Nicobarese, Southern

A language of India

ISO 639: 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 Shom Peng [sii].
Location:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: Little Nicobar and outer Great Nicobar islands.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Nicobar, Great Nicobar
Dialects: Condul (Kondul), Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar, Milo.
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 46% for Scheduled Tribes in Nicobar District. 72% for Nicobar (2001 census).
Other Comments: Hindu, Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: Little Nicobar and outer Great Nicobar islands.