Also Known As:
Present Great Andamanese, Jeru, Andamanese, Great Andamanese
Dialects & Varieties
- Sare
- Jero
Recent Resources
"The project “Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese” was funded by the Hans Rausing Endangered La
Traditional song
Contributor:
Dr. Anvita Abbi
Audio sample meaning, "lie."
Contributor:
Dr. Anvita Abbi
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Abbi, Anvita. 2013. A Grammar of the Great Andamanese Language: An Ethnolinguistic Study. (Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages.) Leiden: Brill. 330pp.
Bibliography of Locations:
Anvita Abbi. 2006. "Endangered Languages of the Andaman Islands." 64: München: Lincom.
Bibliography of Context:
Abbi, Anvita. 2013. A Grammar of the Great Andamanese Language: An Ethnolinguistic Study. (Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages.) Leiden: Brill. 330pp.