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Andamanese

Andamanese

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A language or group of languages spoken by the native people of the Andaman Islands
  • noun
: idioma andamanés
  • Linguists are working to document the endangered Andamanese languages before they disappear.

Examples

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of any Andamanese language.

  • Many linguists study the Andamanese languages.

  • The Andamanese have a rich oral tradition passed down through generations.

  • The Andamanese people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Linguists are working to document the endangered Andamanese languages before they disappear.

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of any Andamanese language.

  • Many linguists study the Andamanese languages to understand their structure and usage.

Surface Forms

Andamanese singular
Andamanese plural

Morphology

Andamanese = Andaman (transparent) = Andaman + ese

The noun sense (language) is the regular nominal use of the '-ese' derivation from the place name and is therefore transparent.

Etymology

Andamanese for a language is formed from Andaman + -ese, the same ending you see in Chinese and Japanese that marks a language or people. So an Andamanese language is simply a language 'from the Andaman Islands'.