Shompen people
The Shompen or Shom Pen are the indigenous people of the interior of Great Nicobar Island, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Mixed group of Shompen in 1886 | |
| Total population | |
| 229 (2011 census); or 200-300 (2015 est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
| Languages | |
| Shompen | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nicobarese people Austroasiatic people |
The Shompen are a designated as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group within the list of Scheduled Tribe.
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