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| Shom Peng |
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| Indigenous Group |
Shom Peng (Also known
as: Shom Pen, Shompeng, Shompen, Shobang, Kalay, Keyet) |
| Location |
India, Nicobar Islands,
interior Great Nicobar Island. |
| Estimated Population |
300 (2005,
Central
Institute of Indian Languages) |
| Environment |
Island with Tropical
Rainforest; coastal and hills |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunter / Gatherer / Fishing
/ Horticulture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Untouched |
Language and
Language Family |
Shom Peng
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Nicobar, Shom Peng
Alternate names:Shom Pen, Shompeng, Shompen, Shobang
Dialects: Distinct from other Nicobarese languages |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue:
Shom Peng
Andaman
Nicobar Tourism, Tribals
IWGIA, Tribals
Effected by the Asian Tsunami
Nicobar
Organisation, Shompen
Central
Institute of Indian Languages
FPCN,
First Confirmed News on Isolated Tribes on Nicobar/Andaman Islands
Tehelka,
Article: Ignited Mind on Wings of Desire
Cultural
Survival, Article: Survivors of the Tsunami |
| NGOs |
Foundation
for Endangered Languages
Peoples
Commission on Environment and Development in India
Action
Aid International |
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