Sentinelese language

Sentinelese
(unattested)
Native toIndia
RegionNorth Sentinel Island, southwest of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
EthnicitySentinelese
Native speakers
~100-250 (2018)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3std
Glottologsent1241
ELPSentinel
North Sentinel Island, the small grey island to the southwest, shown in the context of the other Andamanese languages.
Approximate location where Sentinelese is spoken
Approximate location where Sentinelese is spoken
Sentinelese
Location in the Bay of Bengal
Coordinates: 11°33′N 92°15′E / 11.55°N 92.25°E / 11.55; 92.25

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 and it is likely in poor vitality.[2]

  1. ^ Sentinelese at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Van Driem, G. (2007). "Endangered Languages of South Asia". Handbook of Endangered Languages. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 303–341.

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