Chowra

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Chowra is a distinct dialect of the Nicobarese language spoken by the indigenous community on Chowra Island in India’s Nicobar Islands.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chowra canonical 4

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nicobarese dialect
dialect
language variety
administrativeDistrict Nicobar district
country India
countrySubdivision Andaman and Nicobar Islands
endangermentStatus endangered
ethnicGroup indigenous community of Chowra Island
geographicDistribution Chowra Island, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
languageBranch Nicobarese languages
languageFamily Austroasiatic
surface form: Austroasiatic languages
languageFamilyHigher Austroasiatic
languageStatus minority language
nativeSpeakers indigenous inhabitants of Chowra Island
region Bay of Bengal
relatedTo Nicobarese
surface form: Car Nicobarese

Nicobarese
surface form: Central Nicobarese

Nancowry
Nicobarese
surface form: Teressa Nicobarese
spokenIn Katchal Island
surface form: Chowra Island

Nicobar Islands
subdivisionOf Nicobarese languages
surface form: Nicobarese language
usedFor daily communication within the Chowra Island community
usedIn traditional cultural practices on Chowra Island
writingSystem primarily oral

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicobarese hasDialect Chowra
Nicobar Islands hasIsland Chowra
Kamorta hasNearbyIsland Chowra