Onge language
The Onge language, also known as Önge (or Öñge, Ongee, Eng, or Ung), is one of two known Ongan languages within the Andaman family. It is spoken by the Onge people in Little Andaman Island in India.
| Onge | |
|---|---|
| Öñge ॳङे | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈəŋɡe] |
| Native to | India |
| Region | South Andaman Islands, Dugong Creek and South Bay islands. |
| Ethnicity | 101 Onge people (2011 census) |
Native speakers | 94, 93% of ethnic population (2006) Mainly monolingual. Speakers reserved toward outsiders. |
Ongan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oon |
| Glottolog | onge1236 |
| ELP | Önge |
A map of tribal and language divisions in the Andaman Islands prior to the 1850s | |
Onge is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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