Dweep Bhasha

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Dweep Bhasha, also known as Jeseri, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Lakshadweep islands of India.

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Dweep Bhasha canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
language
regional language of India
alternateName Jasari
Jeseri
Lakshadweep Jeseri
closelyRelatedTo Mahl
Malayalam
country India
culturalAssociation Muslim communities of Lakshadweep
geographicContext Arabian Sea islands of India
hasDialects island-based varieties
hasLexicalBorrowingFrom Arabic religious vocabulary
Malayalam everyday vocabulary
hasMorphology agglutinative features similar to Malayalam
hasPhonologicalFeature retroflex consonants
influencedBy Arabic
Malayalam
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
ISO639Status no individual ISO 639-3 code (often grouped under Malayalam)
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
linguisticTypology SOV word order
partOf Dravidian–Indo-Aryan contact area in the Arabian Sea
primaryUse everyday communication
oral tradition
region Lakshadweep Islands
spokenIn Agatti Island
linked to: Agatti

Amini Island
Andrott Island
India
Kalpeni Island
linked to: Kalpeni main island

Kavaratti Island
linked to: Kavaratti

Lakshadweep
status minority language
vulnerable language
subfamily Southern Indo-Aryan languages
threatenedBy increasing use of English
increasing use of Malayalam
usedBy Jeseri-speaking community of Lakshadweep
usedIn informal education within community
local songs and folk poetry
writingSystem Arabic script (historically)
Malayalam script

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Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) alternateName Dweep Bhasha
Jeseri hasAlternativeName Dweep Bhasha