Central Nicobarese
Central Nicobarese is an Austroasiatic language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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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:
Nancowry (Nankwari)
Camorta (Kamorta)
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Words in Central Nicobarese
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | payuh* | |
| name | teaN* | |
| eye | oalmat* | |
| ear | naN* | |
| nose | muah* | |
| tooth | kanap* | |
| tongue | kalitak* | |
| hand | tay* | |
| blood | wa* | |
| bone | 3N* | |
| skin | ok* | |
| knee | koykanoN* | |
| breast | tuah* | |
| liver | ati* | |
| water | dak | |
| fire | he7oe* | |
| sun | heN* | |
| star | shokmaleTha* | |
| stone | maNNe* | |
| mountain | yuan* | |
| tree | Tiao5iha* | |
| leaf | dai | |
| night | hat3m* | |
| dog | am* | |
| fish | ká | |
| louse | sey* | |
| one | hiaN* | |
| two | a* | |
| I | Ta* | |
| you | me* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- ChauraAustroasiatic28% alike
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- TeressaAustroasiatic18% alike
- BatekAustroasiatic15% alike
- Kriang-KhlorAustroasiatic15% alike
- Lavia-Awalai-Damangnuo AwaAustroasiatic14% alike
Grammar
- Western Bukidnon ManoboAustronesian84% alike
- MangarevaAustronesian83% alike
- North MarquesanAustronesian83% alike
- Casiguran-Nagtipunan AgtaAustronesian83% alike
- Upper KinabatanganAustronesian82% alike
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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