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
Taih-Long
Lurö
Native toIndia
RegionTeressa (Luroo) and Bompoka Islands, Nicobars
Native speakers
2,100 (2001 census)[1]
Austroasiatic
Dialects
  • Bompoka
Language codes
ISO 639-3tef
Glottologtere1272
ELPTeressa
Approximate location where Teressa is spoken
Approximate location where Teressa is spoken
Teressa
Approximate location where Teressa is spoken
Approximate location where Teressa is spoken
Teressa
Coordinates: 8°14′N 93°08′E / 8.24°N 93.13°E / 8.24; 93.13

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

References

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  1. ^ Teressa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  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.