Onge language

Onge
Öñge ॳङे
Pronunciation[ˈəŋɡe]
Native toIndia
RegionSouth Andaman Islands, Dugong Creek and South Bay islands.
Ethnicity101 Onge people (2011 census)
Native speakers
94, 93% of ethnic population (2006)[1]
Mainly monolingual. Speakers reserved toward outsiders.[2]
Ongan
  • Onge
Language codes
ISO 639-3oon
Glottologonge1236
ELPÖnge
A map of tribal and language divisions in the Andaman Islands prior to the 1850s
Onge is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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The Onge language, also known as Önge (or Öñge, Ongee, Eng, or Ung), is one of two known Ongan languages within the Andaman family. It is spoken by the Onge people in Little Andaman Island in India.

  1. ^ Blevins (2007:156)
  2. ^ Öñge at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)