| Sentinelese | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | North Sentinel Island, in the southwest of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Ethnicity | Perhaps 100–250 Sentinelese people (2007)[1][2] |
Native speakers | 250 (2018)[3] |
Unclassified (possibly Ongan) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | std |
| Glottolog | sent1241 |
| ELP | Sentinel |
 North Sentinel Island, the small grey island to the southwest, shown in the context of the other Andamanese languages. | |
  Sentinelese Location in the Bay of Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 11°33′N 92°15′E / 11.55°N 92.25°E | |
Sentinelese is the undescribed language of the Sentinelese people of North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Due to the lack of contact between the Sentinelese people and the rest of the world, essentially nothing is known of their language or its vitality.[4] The Sentinelese people do not allow outsiders onto the island and are generally hostile towards visitors.[5] Friendly interactions have been rare.[6][7]
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Brenzingerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Moseleywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sentinelese at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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survivalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Van Driem, G. (2007). "Endangered Languages of South Asia". Handbook of Endangered Languages. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 303–341.
- ^ "When the Sentinelese shun bows and arrows to welcome outsiders". Economic Times. December 3, 2018.
- ^ "When the Sentinelese shun bows and arrows to welcome outsiders". The Times of India. 2018-12-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
