Dweep Bhasha
E679599
Dweep Bhasha, also known as Jeseri, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Lakshadweep islands of India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dweep Bhasha canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
language ⓘ regional language of India ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Jasari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeseri NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakshadweep Jeseri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Mahl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | Muslim communities of Lakshadweep ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Arabian Sea islands of India ⓘ |
| hasDialects | island-based varieties ⓘ |
| hasLexicalBorrowingFrom |
Arabic religious vocabulary
ⓘ
Malayalam everyday vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | agglutinative features similar to Malayalam ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | retroflex consonants ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no individual ISO 639-3 code (often grouped under Malayalam) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | SOV word order ⓘ |
| partOf | Dravidian–Indo-Aryan contact area in the Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| region | Lakshadweep Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Agatti Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amini Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Andrott Island NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ Kalpeni Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kavaratti Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakshadweep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
minority language
ⓘ
vulnerable language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
increasing use of English
ⓘ
increasing use of Malayalam ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jeseri-speaking community of Lakshadweep ⓘ |
| usedIn |
informal education within community
ⓘ
local songs and folk poetry ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script (historically)
ⓘ
Malayalam script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.