Southern Nicobarese | |
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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 |
Location in the Bay of Bengal. | |
Coordinates: 6°50′N 93°48′E / 6.83°N 93.80°E |
Southern Nicobarese is a Nicobarese language, spoken on the Southern Nicobar Islands of Little Nicobar (Ong), Great Nicobar (Lo'ong), and a couple small neighboring islands, Kondul (Lamongshe) and Pulo Milo (Milo Island). Each is said to have its own dialect.