Teressa language

Teressa
Teressa
Taih-Long
Lurö
Native to	India
Region	Teressa (Luroo) and Bompoka Islands, Nicobars
Native speakers	2,100 (2001 census)
Language family	Austroasiatic Nicobarese Chaura–Teressa Teressa; ; ;
Dialects	Bompoka;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tef
Glottolog	tere1272
	Teressa Teressa
	Coordinates: 8°14′N 93°08′E / 8.24°N 93.13°E

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Teressa, or Taih-Long (native name: Lurö^[2]) is one of the Nicobarese languages spoken on the Nicobar Islands in India. Bompoka dialect (Pauhut) is distinct. As of 2001, there are 2,080 speakers.

Teressa belongs to the Nicobarese branch of the Austroasiatic languages in which it forms a subgroup with the Chaura language.

References[edit]

↑ Teressa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ R. Vysakh. 2019. Morphological Sketch of Lurö. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL8), Chiang Mai, Thailand, August 29-31, 2019.

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[e18-1] Teressa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[2] R. Vysakh. 2019. Morphological Sketch of Lurö. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL8), Chiang Mai, Thailand, August 29-31, 2019.

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