Southern Nicobarese language

Southern Nicobarese
Southern Nicobarese
Sambelong
Native to	India
Region	Little Nicobar, Great Nicobar
Native speakers	7,500 (2001 census)
Language family	Austroasiatic Nicobarese Southern Southern Nicobarese; ; ;
Dialects	Great Nicobarese; Little Nicobarese;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nik
Glottolog	sout2689
ELP	Southern Nicobarese
	Southern Nicobarese Location in the Bay of Bengal.
	Coordinates: 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.

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