Jangil language

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The Jangil language is an extinct and poorly documented Ongan language once spoken by the Jangil (Rutland Island) people of the Andaman Islands in India.

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Jangil language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ongan language
extinct language
language
alternativeName Rutland Island language
associatedWith Jangil (Rutland Island) people
classificationCertainty uncertain due to sparse data
continent Asia
country India
currentSpeakers 0
dataAvailability very limited word lists or reports
documentationStatus poorly documented
endonymStatus unknown
ethnicGroup Jangil people
extinctionReason loss of Jangil population and culture
glottologStatus poorly attested
historicalEra pre-20th century
ISO639-3Code none
languageFamily Andamanese languages
linked to: Andamanese

Ongan languages
linguisticImportance evidence for diversity of Ongan branch
partOf indigenous languages of the Andaman Islands
region Bay of Bengal
relatedTo Jarawa language
Onge language
linked to: Ongan languages
speakerCommunityType small island community
spokenIn Andaman Islands
India
Rutland Island
status extinct
writingSystem none (unwritten)

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Ongan languages hasPart Jangil language