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Nicobarese languages

Nicobarese is an isolated group of six closely related Mon-Khmer languages spoken in the Nicobar Islands of India. They have a total of about 30,000 speakers (22,100 native). The majority of Nicobarese speakers use the Car language .

The morphological similarities between Nicobarese languages and Austronesian languages have been used to help prove the Austric hypothesis.

Nicobarese (Car)
Spoken in: India
Region: Nicobar Islands
First language speakers: 22,100
Second language speakers: -
Ranking: Not in top 100
Genetic
classification:
Austro-Asiatic

  Mon-Khmer
  Nicobar
   Car

Official status
Official language of: -
Regulated by: -
Language codes
ISO 639-1-
ISO 639-2mkh
SILCAQ
Last updated: 10-21-2005 04:18:53
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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