Shom Peng

A language of India

ISO 639: sii
Alternate Names: Shobang, Shom Pen, Shompen, Shompeng
Population: 400 (2004). Mainly monolingual.
Location:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: interior Great Nicobar island.
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
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Seminomadic. Traditional religion.

Location: Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: interior Great Nicobar island.