Endangered Languages Project - Shom Peng

Shom Peng

^{[aka Shom Pen, Shompeng, Shompen]}

Classification: Austro-Asiatic

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Shom Pen, Shompeng, Shompen, Shobang, Inland of Great Nicobar, Inlanddialekt, Shom-Pen, ʃom-pe
CLASSIFICATION		Austro-Asiatic, Nicobarese, South Nicobar
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		sii
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “The status of the least documented language families in the world” (177-212) . Hammarström, Harald (2010)

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300-400
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

There are indications that the language is being transmitted to children.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2004

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Nicobar Islands, interior Great Nicobar Island.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
223
Native speakers worldwide

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Nicobarese group, the most divergent of these languages."

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Nicobar Islands, hinterland of Great Nicobar island."

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Information from: “Glottolog” .