Khora

E83170

Great Andamanese language extinct language indigenous language

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

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Great Andamanese language → extinct language → indigenous language →
associatedWith	Andamanese indigenous peoples → 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 language family →
locatedIn	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 people →
spokenIn	Andaman Islands → India →
status	nearly extinct →
usedAs	oral language →
writingSystem	Latin script (transcription) → no native script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Great Andamanese →	traditionalLanguage