Southern Nicobarese language

Southern Nicobarese
Sambelong
Native toIndia
RegionLittle Nicobar, Great Nicobar
Native speakers
(7,500 cited 2001 census)
Austroasiatic
Dialects
  • Great Nicobarese
  • Little Nicobarese
Language codes
ISO 639-3nik
Glottologsout2689
ELPSouthern Nicobarese
Great Nicobarese and Little Nicobarese
Southern Nicobarese
Location in the Bay of Bengal.
Coordinates: 6°50′N 93°48′E / 6.83°N 93.80°E / 6.83; 93.80

Southern Nicobarese is a Nicobarese language, spoken on the Southern Nicobar Islands of Little Nicobar (Lamôngsĕ), Great Nicobar (Tökahāṅilā), and small neighboring islands, Kondul and Pulo Milo (Milo Island) each of which have own dialects.