Khora

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Khora is one of the now nearly extinct indigenous languages once spoken by the Great Andamanese people of the Andaman Islands in India.

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Khora canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Andamanese language
extinct language
indigenous language
associatedWith Great Andamanese
surface form: Andamanese indigenous peoples

Great Andamanese
surface form: Great Andamanese culture
classificationStatus sometimes grouped under Great Andamanese macro-language
continent Asia
country India
countrySubdivision Andaman and Nicobar Islands
documentationStatus poorly documented
endangeredStatus critically endangered
ethnicity Great Andamanese
hasSpeakers very few remaining speakers
indigenousTo Andaman Islands
South Asia
languageEndangermentCause colonial impact
disease and depopulation
displacement from traditional lands
languageFamily Great Andamanese languages
surface form: Great Andamanese language family
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
partOf Great Andamanese linguistic heritage
region Bay of Bengal
riskFactor assimilation policies
language shift to Hindi
small speaker population
spokenBy Great Andamanese
surface form: Great Andamanese people
spokenIn Andaman Islands
India
status nearly extinct
usedAs oral language
writingSystem Latin script (transcription)
no native script

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