Jarawa language (Andaman Islands)
Järawa or Jarwa is one of the Ongan languages. It is spoken by the Jarawa people inhabiting the interior and south central Rutland Island, central interior, and south interior South Andaman Island, and the west coast of Middle Andaman Island.
| Jarawa | |
|---|---|
| Aong ॳङ् | |
| Pronunciation | [əŋ] |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Andaman Islands; interior and south central Rutland island, central interior and south interior of South Andaman island, Middle Andaman island, west coast, 70 square km reserve. |
| Ethnicity | Jarawa |
Native speakers | 266, 70% of ethnic population (2001–2002) Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
Ongan
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| Dialects | None known |
Writing system | Unwritten, sometimes transcribed with Devanagari. |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | anq |
| Glottolog | jara1245 |
| ELP | Jarawa |
Järawa means "foreigners" in Aka-Bea, the language of their traditional enemies. Like many peoples of the world, they call themselves "people" in their language, aong.
The Jarawa language of the Andaman Islands is considered vulnerable.
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