Ongan | |
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South Andamanese | |
Geographic distribution | Andaman Islands |
Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
Proto-language | Proto-Ongan |
Subdivisions |
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Glottolog | jara1244 |
![]() Distribution of the Ongan languages prior to 1850 (Fig. 1) and in 2005 (Fig. 2) |
Ongan, also called Angan,[1] South Andamanese or Jarawa–Onge, is a language family which comprises two attested Andamanese languages spoken in the southern Andaman Islands.
The two known extant languages are: