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Nicobarese

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The Nicobarese, or Nicobaric, languages form an isolated group of about half a dozen closely related Austroasiatic languages, spoken by most of the inhabitants of the Nicobar Islands, administered by India. They have a total of about 30,000 speakers, most of them speaking the Car language.

Facts
Region
Nicobar Islands, India 1
Speaker Count
30,000 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Nicobarese reconstructed 1
Sources
1. Nicobarese languages (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    spoken by most of the inhabitants of the Nicobar Islands administered by the Indian Republic
  • Lead section, speakers
    They have a total of about 30,000 speakers (22,100 native).
  • Infobox, Proto-language
    Proto-language: Proto-Nicobarese
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