| |
|---|---|
 Mixed group of Shompen in 1886 | |
| Total population | |
| 229 (2011 census);[1] or 200-300 (2015 est.)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 IndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands | |
| Languages | |
| Shompen | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nicobarese people Austroasiatic people |
The Shompen or Shom Pen are the Indigenous people of the interior of Great Nicobar Island, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Shompen are designated as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group[3] within the list of Scheduled Tribe.[4]
- ^ "Andaman and Nicobar elections: Shompens vote for the first time". India.com. Press Trust of India. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (1 November 2015). "The less known Shompens of Great Nicobar Island". The Hindu. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "List of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups" (PDF). tribal.nic.in. Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- ^ "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.