| Southern Nicobarese | |
|---|---|
| Sambelong | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Little Nicobar,Great Nicobar |
Native speakers | 7,500 (2001 census)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nik |
| Glottolog | sout2689 |
| ELP | Southern Nicobarese |
  Southern Nicobarese Location in theBay of Bengal. | |
| Coordinates:6°50′N93°48′E / 6.83°N 93.80°E /6.83; 93.80 | |
Southern Nicobarese is aNicobarese language, spoken on the SouthernNicobar Islands ofLittle Nicobar (Ong),Great Nicobar (Lo'ong), and small neighboring islands,Kondul (Lamongshe) andPulo Milo (Milo Island) each of which have own dialects.
Parmanand Lal (1977:23)[2] reported 11 Nicobarese villages with 192 people in all, located mostly along the western coast ofGreat Nicobar Island. Pulo-babi village was the site of Lal's extensiveethnographic study.
Lal (1977:104) also reported the presence of severalShompen villages in the interior of Great Nicobar Island.
Paul Sidwell (2017)[3] published in ICAAL 2017 conference on Nicobarese languages.
| Word | Southern Nicobarese | proto-Nicobarese |
|---|---|---|
| hot | tait | *taɲ |
| four | fôat | *foan |
| child | kōˑan | *kuːn |
| lip | paṅ-nōˑin | *manuːɲ |
| dog | âm | *ʔam |
| night | hatòm | *hatəːm |
| male | (otāˑha) | *koːɲ |
| ear | nâng | *naŋ |
| one | heg | *hiaŋ |
| belly | wīˑang | *ʔac |
| sun | hēg | - |
| sweet | shai(t) | - |
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