Cari

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Cari is an extinct indigenous language that was once spoken by the Cari people of the Great Andamanese group in India’s Andaman Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Andamanese language
extinct language
alternateName Chariar
Kare
Kari
associatedWith Great Andamanese group
classificationStatus poorly documented
continent Asia
country India
endangeredStatus extinct language
ethnicGroup Cari people
extinctionCause language shift to other Great Andamanese varieties
population decline of Cari people
historicalTerritory northwestern Andaman Islands
languageFamily Great Andamanese
languageStatus no known fluent speakers
languageType oral language
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands (union territory)
location Bay of Bengal
name Cari
partOf Great Andamanese languages continuum
indigenous languages of India
region Andaman Islands
spokenBy Cari tribe
indigenous people
spokenIn Middle Andaman Island
North Andaman Island
status extinct
usedIn traditional oral culture
writingSystem no native writing system

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Great Andamanese
traditionalLanguage

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