Aka-Jeru language

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The Aka-Jeru language is an extinct indigenous tongue once spoken by the Aka-Jeru people of the Andaman Islands, belonging to the Ongan branch of the Andamanese language family.

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Aka-Jeru language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct language
indigenous language
language
associatedPeople Aka-Jeru people NERFINISHED
category Extinct languages of Asia
Indigenous languages of India
Languages of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ongan languages NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Jarawa language NERFINISHED
Önge language
continent Asia
country India
endangermentCause contact with outside populations
language shift to other Andamanese languages
population decline of Aka-Jeru people
ethnicGroup Aka-Jeru people NERFINISHED
extinctionType cultural and linguistic assimilation
family Andamanese NERFINISHED
Ongan NERFINISHED
geneticClassification Ongan branch of Andamanese
isoStatus retired
languageBranch Ongan branch
languageFamilyHigher Andamanese languages
languageTypology agglutinative language
linguisticArea Andamanese linguistic area NERFINISHED
morphologyType agglutinative
partOf Andamanese language family NERFINISHED
region Little Andaman Island NERFINISHED
spokenIn Andaman Islands NERFINISHED
India
status extinct
subclassOf Ongan language
usedFor everyday communication among Aka-Jeru people
traditional oral culture of Aka-Jeru people
wordOrder SOV
writingSystem none
oral language

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Ongan languages hasPart Aka-Jeru language