Great Andamanese, Mixed

GAC

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Andamese

Genealogy:

Andamanese
Great Andamanese

Demographics: 7 (2009 A. Abbi). The last fluent speaker died in 2009 (2009 A. Abbi). Ethnic population: 55.

Language Use: Shifting to Andaman Creole Hindi [hca]. Older adults.

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Grammar.

Typology: The linguistic system of Mixed Great Andamanese appears to be close to Koineization. It is a mixture of three to four languages spoken once on the island, including Jeru, Khora, Sare and Bo.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: Mixed Greater Andamanese is used only as a code language in front of outsiders.The seven existing speakers use it occasionally among themselves in day-to-day speech. Other languages in the Central Andamanese group have no remaining speakers. Great Andamanese is a Scheduled Tribe.