Central Nicobarese languages
Nicobarese language of India
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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:
Native speakers
(10,100 cited 2001)[1]Linguistic classificationAustroasiatic
- Nicobarese
- Central Nicobarese
| Central Nicobarese | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Camorta, Nancowry, Katchal, & Trinket Islands, India |
Native speakers | (10,100 cited 2001)[1] |
| Linguistic classification | Austroasiatic
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ncb |
| Glottolog | cent1990 |
| ELP | Central Nicobarese |
