Nicobarese, Central | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: ncb
Alternate Names: Nicobar
Autonym: Mūöt
Population: 10,100 (2001 census). 5,310 on Katchal, 3,410 on Kamorta, 930 on Nancowry, 430 on Trinket.
Location:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: Camorta, Katchal, Nancowry, Nicobar Islands, Trinket islands.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Nicobar, Nancowry
Dialects: Camorta (Kamorta), Katchal (Kachel, Tehnu), Nancowry (Nancoury), Trinkut (Trinkat). Central Nicobar once regarded as one language but no longer generally accepted. Dialects now regarded as mutually unintelligible with the exception of Trinket and Katchal (Parkin 1991).
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 46% for Scheduled Tribes in Nicobar District. 72% for Nicobar (2001 census). Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1884–1890.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nicobarese, Central
Writing: Devanagari script [Deva]. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: Camorta, Katchal, Nancowry, Nicobar Islands, Trinket islands.