Onge is a member of the Ongan language family spoken on Little Andaman Island, a part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a Union territory of India. In 2006 there were 94 speakers of Onge. The language is also known as Önge, Ong, Ongee, Eng, Ung or Öñge.
Until the mid-19th century, Onge was spoken throught Little Andaman Island, and on other nearby islands. Since then, the number of speakers has declined, and they are now all found in a small settlement in the northeast of Little Andaman.
There are ways to write Onge with the Latin and Devanagari alphabets.
Download alphabet charts for Onge (Excel)
Details provided by Biswajit Mandal (biswajitmandal[dot]bm90[at]gmail[dot]com)
Information about Onge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Önge_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/oon
https://www.alsintl.com/blog/onge-endangered-language/
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Aka-Jeru, Angika, Athpare, Avestan, Awadhi, Bahing, Balti, Bantawa, Belhare, Bhili, Bhumij, Bilaspuri, Bodo, Bhojpuri, Braj, Car, Chamling, Chepang, Chhantyal, Chhattisgarhi, Chambeali, Danwar, Dhatki, Dhimal, Dhundari, Digaro Mishmi, Dogri, Doteli, Gaddi, Garhwali, Gondi, Gurung, Halbi, Haryanvi, Hill Miri, Hindi, Ho, Jarawa, Jaunsari, Jirel, Jumli, Kagate, Kannauji, Kham, Kangri, Kashmiri, Khaling, Khandeshi, Kharia, Khortha, Korku, Konkani, Kullui, Kumaoni, Kurmali, Kurukh, Kusunda, Lambadi, Limbu, Lhomi, Lhowa, Magahi, Magar, Mahasu Pahari, Maithili, Maldivian, Malto, Mandeali, Marathi, Marwari, Mewari, Mundari, Nancowry. Newar, Nepali, Nimadi, Nishi, Onge, Pahari, Pali, Pangwali, Rajasthani, Rajbanshi, Rangpuri, Sadri, Sanskrit, Santali, Saraiki, Sirmauri, Sherpa, Shina, Sindhi, Sunwar, Sylheti, Tamang, Thakali, Thangmi, Wambule, Wancho, Yakkha, Yolmo
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