Dialects Bompoka | Native speakers 2,100 (2001 census) ISO 639-3 tef | |
Region Teressa (Luroo) and Bompoka Islands, Nicobars Language family AustroasiaticNicobareseChaura–TeressaTeressa | ||
Teressa, or Taih-Long, is one of the Nicobarese languages spoken on the Nicobar Islands in India. Bompoka dialect (Pauhut) is distinct. As of 2001, there are 2,080 speakers.
Classification
Teressa belongs to the Nicobarese branch of the Austroasiatic languages in which it forms a subgroup with the Chaura language.
References
Teressa language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA