| Teressa | |
|---|---|
| Taih-Long | |
| Lurö | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Teressa (Luroo) and Bompoka Islands, Nicobars |
Native speakers | 2,100 (2001 census) [1] |
Austroasiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
tef |
| Glottolog |
tere1272 |
| ELP | Teressa |
  Teressa  Teressa | |
| Coordinates: 8°14′N 93°08′E / 8.24°N 93.13°E | |
Teressa, or Taih-Long (native name: Lurö [2]) is one of the Nicobarese languages spoken on the Teressa Island of 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
- ^ Teressa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ R. Vysakh. 2019. Morphological Sketch of Lurö. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL8), Chiang Mai, Thailand, August 29-31, 2019.