The People’s Linguistic Survey of India provides an overview of the extant and dying languages of India, as perceived by their speakers. It is the culmination of a nation-wide survey of languages, documented by linguists, writers, social activists and, most importantly, members of different speech communities. The work chronicles the evolution of these languages until 2011, and incorporates their socio-political and cultural dimensions. Critically, it encapsulates the world view of the speakers of the languages. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands provide a unique canvas for studying its languages, both because of its indigenous peopling, and its immigrant demography. In this volume of the People's Linguistic Survey of India, the 21 languages of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are discussed in detail, their linguistic features are examined, and the number of speakers listed. Folktales, folk songs, origin myths and vocabulary lists are also provided. The languages included in this volume are classified in two sections: Section I: INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES— The Languages of the Andaman Islands, Great Andamanese, Jarawa, Onge, Sentinelese, The Languages of the Nicobar Islands, Nicobarese, Shompen Section II: IMMIGRANT LANGUAGES— Bangla, Bhattu or Bhantu, Burmese, Kannada, Karen, Tribal Languages from Chota Nagpur, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Other Languages. Contents: भारतीय भाषा लोक सर्वेक्षण The People’s Linguistic Survey of India राष्ट्रीय सम्पादक मंडल The National Editorial Collective ग्रंथमाला List of Volumes भूमिका Foreword मुख्य सम्पादकीय A Nation Proud of Its Language Diversity: Chief Editor’s Introduction सम्पादकीय Introduction to the Volume अनुवादकीय Translator's note आभार Acknowledgements पाठकों से निवेदन An Appeal to Readers भारतीय भाषायी वितरण Indian Language Distribution अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह मे अनुसूचित भाषाएँ बोलनेवालों की संख्या सहयोगी लेखकों की सूची Contributors to the Volume अ‍कारादि क्रम में भाषाओं के नाम List of Languages Covered in this Volume 1. औपनिवेशीकरण तथा बुनियादी विविधता Colonisation and Primordial Diversity भाग 1 : देशज भाषाएँ Part I- Indigenous Languages 2. अंडमान द्वीपसमूह की भाषाएँ The Languages of The Andaman Islands 3. ओंगि Onge 4. ग्रेट अंडमानी Great Andamanese 5. जारवा Jarawa 6. निकोबार द्वीपसमूह की भाषाएँ The Languages of the Nicobar Islands 7. निकोबारी Nicobarese 8. शोंपेन Shompen 9. सेंटिनली Sentinelese भाग 2 : आप्रवासी भाषाएँ Part II-Immigrant Languages 10. उर्दू Urdu 11. ओडिया Odia 12. कन्नड Kannada 13. करेन Karen 14. छोटा नागपुर की आदिवासी भाषाएँ Tribal Languages from Chota Nagpur 15. तमिल Tamil 16. तेलुगु Telugu 17. बांग्ला Bangla 18. बर्मी Burmese 19. भत्तु या भांतु Bhattu or Bhantu 20. मलयालम Malayalam 21. अन्य भाषाएँ Other languages संदर्भिका Bibliography परिशिष्ट I - मानचित्र Appendix I परिशिष्ट II - लेखक-अनुवादक परिचय Appendix II शब्द-अनुक्रमणिका Index The Editors G. N. Devy is the chief editor of the PLSI series. He taught at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, till 1996 before leaving to set up the Bhasha Research Centre in Baroda and the Adivasi Akademi at Tejgadh. There, he worked towards conserving and promoting the languages and culture of indigenous and nomadic communities. Apart from being awarded the Padma Shri, he has received many awards for his work in literature and language conservation. Dr M Sreenathan is Professor and Dean, Faculty of Linguistics, Thunchathu Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Kerala. He has previously taught at the Central University of Kerala and Dravidian University, Andhra Pradesh, and was associated with the Anthropological Survey of India. His research experience in anthropological linguistics includes work on the paleolithic remnants of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and on tribal and caste groups in mainland India. He is the co-editor of the volume The Languages of Kerala and Lakshadweep of the People's Linguistic Survey of India. Translator Dr N Lakshmi Priya is the Hindi translator of the volume. She is Assistant Professor and Dean at Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya, Mayabandar. She has published many books, and has won several awards such as the Surya Antarbharti Bhasha Samman 2019 and the Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Shatabdi Samman 2019.