Languages of the Little Andaman Island

This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge about the languages spoken on the Little Andaman Island.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken by the majority of the population on the Little Andaman Island?

  1. Hindi
  2. Bengali
  3. Onge
  4. Jarawa
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To which language family does the Onge language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic
  2. Austronesian
  3. Dravidian
  4. Sino-Tibetan
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Onge language?

  1. 100
  2. 500
  3. 1,000
  4. 2,000
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which other language is spoken on the Little Andaman Island?

  1. Jarawa
  2. Sentinelese
  3. Great Andamanese
  4. Nicobarese
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To which language family does the Jarawa language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic
  2. Austronesian
  3. Dravidian
  4. Sino-Tibetan
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Jarawa language?

  1. 100
  2. 500
  3. 1,000
  4. 2,000
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language was once spoken on the Little Andaman Island but is now extinct?

  1. Great Andamanese
  2. Jarawa
  3. Onge
  4. Sentinelese
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To which language family did the Great Andamanese language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic
  2. Austronesian
  3. Dravidian
  4. Sino-Tibetan
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the approximate number of speakers of the Great Andamanese language before it became extinct?

  1. 100
  2. 500
  3. 1,000
  4. 2,000
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken by the Sentinelese people who live on the North Sentinel Island near the Little Andaman Island?

  1. Hindi
  2. Bengali
  3. Onge
  4. Sentinelese
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To which language family does the Sentinelese language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic
  2. Austronesian
  3. Dravidian
  4. Sino-Tibetan
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Sentinelese language?

  1. 100
  2. 500
  3. 1,000
  4. 2,000
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken by the Nicobarese people who live on the Nicobar Islands near the Little Andaman Island?

  1. Hindi
  2. Bengali
  3. Onge
  4. Nicobarese
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To which language family does the Nicobarese language belong?

  1. Austroasiatic
  2. Austronesian
  3. Dravidian
  4. Sino-Tibetan
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Nicobarese language?

  1. 100
  2. 500
  3. 1,000
  4. 2,000