Languages of the Little Andaman Island

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Which language is spoken by the majority of the population on the Little Andaman Island?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Onge

  4. Jarawa


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Onge language is spoken by the majority of the population on the Little Andaman Island.

To which language family does the Onge language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Dravidian

  4. Sino-Tibetan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Onge language belongs to the Austroasiatic language family.

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Onge language?

  1. 100

  2. 500

  3. 1,000

  4. 2,000


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The approximate number of speakers of the Onge language is 100.

Which other language is spoken on the Little Andaman Island?

  1. Jarawa

  2. Sentinelese

  3. Great Andamanese

  4. Nicobarese


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Jarawa language is also spoken on the Little Andaman Island.

To which language family does the Jarawa language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Dravidian

  4. Sino-Tibetan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Jarawa language belongs to the Austroasiatic language family.

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Jarawa language?

  1. 100

  2. 500

  3. 1,000

  4. 2,000


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The approximate number of speakers of the Jarawa language is 500.

Which language was once spoken on the Little Andaman Island but is now extinct?

  1. Great Andamanese

  2. Jarawa

  3. Onge

  4. Sentinelese


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Great Andamanese language was once spoken on the Little Andaman Island but is now extinct.

To which language family did the Great Andamanese language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Dravidian

  4. Sino-Tibetan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Great Andamanese language belonged to the Austroasiatic language family.

What was the approximate number of speakers of the Great Andamanese language before it became extinct?

  1. 100

  2. 500

  3. 1,000

  4. 2,000


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The approximate number of speakers of the Great Andamanese language before it became extinct was 1,000.

Which language is spoken by the Sentinelese people who live on the North Sentinel Island near the Little Andaman Island?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Onge

  4. Sentinelese


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Sentinelese language is spoken by the Sentinelese people who live on the North Sentinel Island near the Little Andaman Island.

To which language family does the Sentinelese language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Dravidian

  4. Sino-Tibetan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Sentinelese language belongs to the Austronesian language family.

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Sentinelese language?

  1. 100

  2. 500

  3. 1,000

  4. 2,000


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The approximate number of speakers of the Sentinelese language is 100.

Which language is spoken by the Nicobarese people who live on the Nicobar Islands near the Little Andaman Island?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Onge

  4. Nicobarese


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Nicobarese language is spoken by the Nicobarese people who live on the Nicobar Islands near the Little Andaman Island.

To which language family does the Nicobarese language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Dravidian

  4. Sino-Tibetan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Nicobarese language belongs to the Austronesian language family.

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Nicobarese language?

  1. 100

  2. 500

  3. 1,000

  4. 2,000


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The approximate number of speakers of the Nicobarese language is 2,000.

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