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Sentinelese is the undescribed language of the Sentinelese people of North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Due to the lack of contact between the Sentinelese people and the rest of the world, essentially nothing is known of their language, or its vitality.[3] The Sentinelese people do not allow outsiders onto the island and are generally hostile towards visitors.[4] Friendly interactions have been rare.[5]
| Sentinelese | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | North Sentinel Island, in the southwest of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Ethnicity | Perhaps 100–250 Sentinelese people (2007)[1][2] |
Native speakers | Presumably the same (100–250) |
Language family | Unclassified (possibly Ongan) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | std |
| Glottolog | sent1241 |
| ELP | Sentinel |
 Sentinelese, the small grey island to the southwest, shown in the context of the other Andamanese languages. | |
  Sentinelese Location in the Bay of Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 11.55°N 92.25°E | |
Classification
It is presumed that the islanders speak a single language and that it is a member of one of the Andamanese language families.[3] Based on what little is known about similarities in culture and technology and their geographical proximity, it is supposed that their language is related to the Ongan languages, such as Jarawa, rather than to Great Andamanese.[6] On the documented occasions when Onge-speaking individuals were taken to North Sentinel Island in order to attempt communication, they were unable to recognise any of the language spoken by the inhabitants.[7] It has been recorded that the Jarawa and Sentinelese languages are mutually unintelligible.[8]
Status
Sentinelese is classified as endangered due to the small number of speakers, matching the unknown population of the island, which has been estimated at anywhere from 100 to 250;[1][2] a rough estimate by the Government of India is 100.[9]
References
- Brenzinger, Matthias (2007). Language diversity endangered. Walter de Gruyter. p. 40. ISBN 978-3-11-017049-8.
- Moseley, Christopher (2007). Encyclopedia of the world's endangered languages. Routledge. pp. 289, 342. ISBN 978-0-7007-1197-0.
- "The most isolated tribe in the world?". Survival International. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- Van Driem, G. (2007). "Endangered Languages of South Asia". Handbook of Endangered Languages. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 303–341.
- "When the Sentinelese shun bows and arrows to welcome outsiders". Economic Times. December 3, 2018.
- "Ethnologue report for Sentinel". Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- Pandya, Vishvajit (2008). In the Forest: Visual and Material Worlds of Andamanese History (1858–2006). University Press of America. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-7618-4153-1.
- Enumeration of Primitive Tribes in A&N Islands: A Challenge (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2014.
The first batch could identify 31 Sentinelese. The second batch could count altogether 39 Sentinelese consisting of male and female adults, children and infants. During both the contacts the enumeration team tried to communicate with them through some Jarawa words and gestures, but, Sentinelese could not understand those verbal words.
- Abbi, Anvita (2006). "Endangered Languages of the Andaman Islands". LINCOM Studies in Asian Linguistics. München: Lincom. 64.
На других языках
- [en] Sentinelese language
[es] Idioma sentinelés
El sentinelés es la lengua no testimoniada de los sentineleses, habitantes nativos de isla Sentinel del Norte, una pequeña isla perteneciente al archipiélago de las islas Andamán. Puesto que se trata de un pueblo no contactado no se conocen detalles sobre dicha lengua aunque se presume que pueda estar emparentada con otras lenguas de las islas Andamán.[it] Lingua sentinellese
Il sentinellese è, presumibilmente, la lingua dei sentinellesi, abitanti dell'isola di North Sentinel situata nelle isole Andamane, in India. A causa della scarsità di contatto tra i sentinellesi e il resto del mondo negli ultimi tre secoli, non si sa nulla della loro lingua. Non c'è modo di conoscere la vitalità di questa lingua in quanto i sentinellesi non consentono agli estranei ad entrare nell'isola essendo molto ostili nei loro confronti[3].[ru] Сентинельский язык
Сентинельский язык (Sentinel in ISO 639-3) — неописанный язык сентинельцев, народа, живущего на острове Северный Сентинел, относящемся к Андаманским островам. По-видимому, относится к андаманским языкам, но более точные данные отсутствуют[2][3][4].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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