Nicobarese is an isolated group of six closely related Mon-Khmer languages spoken in the Nicobar Islands of India. They have a total of about 30,000 speakers (22,100 native). The majority of Nicobarese speakers use the Car language.
The morphological similarities between Nicobarese languages and Austronesian languages have been used to help prove the Austric hypothesis.
| Nicobarese (Car) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | India |
| Region: | Nicobar Islands |
| First language speakers: | 22,100 |
| Second language speakers: | - |
| Ranking: | Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: |
Austro-Asiatic |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | - |
| Regulated by: | - |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | mkh |
| SIL | CAQ |