Central Nicobarese languages
Nicobarese language of India
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Geographic distribution | Camorta, Nancowry, Katchal, & Trinket Islands, India |
Native speakers | 10,100 (2001)[1] |
Linguistic classification | Austroasiatic
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ISO 639-3 | ncb |
Glottolog | cent1990 |
ELP | Central Nicobarese |
Central Nicobarese is a group of Nicobarese languages spoken by 10,000 people (as of the 2001 census) on the Nicobar Islands. The varieties spoken on the various islands apart from Trinket are not mutually intelligible, and are considered separate languages:
- Nancowry (Nankwari)
- Camorta (Kamorta)
- Katchal (Tehnu)
References
- ^ Central Nicobarese at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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