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Central Nicobarese languages

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ISO 639-3:
  
ncb

Glottolog:
  
cent1990

Geographic distribution:
  
Camorta, Nancowry, Katchal, & Trinket Islands

Linguistic classification:
  
Austroasiatic Nicobarese Central Nicobarese

Subdivisions:
  
Camorta Nancowry Katchal (Tehnu)

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)

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    Central Nicobarese languages Wikipedia
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