Jeseri
E679598
Jeseri is a Dravidian language spoken primarily in the Lakshadweep islands of India, closely related to Malayalam and used by the local island communities.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dravidian language
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic traditions in Lakshadweep
ⓘ
Lakshadweep culture ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Indo-Pacific linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dweep Bhasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jasari NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesri NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakshadweep Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityEfforts |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
language maintenance ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Agatti variety
ⓘ
Amini variety ⓘ Andrott variety NERFINISHED ⓘ Kavaratti variety ⓘ |
| hasEndangermentConcern | yes ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeaturesSimilarTo | Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMode | spoken ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| hasWritingTradition | limited ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | many inhabitants of Lakshadweep ⓘ |
| region | Lakshadweep islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Malayalam script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesGrammarFeaturesWith | Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesVocabularyWith | Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | local island communities of Lakshadweep ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Lakshadweep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
minority language
ⓘ
under-described language ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | South Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muslim communities of Lakshadweep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ local storytelling ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
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