Andaman Creole Hindi
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Andaman Hindi
Population
10,000 (Singh 1994a).
Location
Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory: Port Blair, 40 villages south of Port Blair.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Language Use
Home. Used by all. Also use Hindi [hin], especially with outsiders. A situation of diglossia.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Spoken as L1 by mixed generations of communities. Contains elements of Indo-Aryan and Dravidian grammar. No literature exists in the creole. Standard Hindi literature is used.