Nancowry language

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Nancowry
Muot
Nang-kauri[1]
Pronunciation/nɑːŋˈkaʊəri/
Native toNicobar Islands, India
RegionNancowry Island (Muot)
Native speakers
930 (2001 census)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ncb (Central Nicobarese)
Glottolognanc1247

Nancowry (Nancoury, Nankwari) is a Nicobarese language spoken in the central Nicobar Islands. It is not mutually intelligible with the other Central Nicobarese languages.

References

  1. ^ Edward Horace Man, 1889, A dictionary of the central Nicobarese language
  2. ^ Nancowry at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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