Nicobarese

American  

[nik-uh-bahr-eez, ‑ees, ‑bah-reez, ‑-rees] / ˌnɪk əˈbɑr iz, ‑is, ‑bɑˈriz, ‑ˈris /

noun

plural

Nicobarese

1. a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.

2. the group of Austroasiatic languages spoken by the Nicobarese.

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Etymology

Origin of Nicobarese

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

He worries the group could meet the same fate as the Nicobarese, the biggest tribal group on the island, which suffered displacement in 2004, when a massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean wiped out their villages.

From BBC

“Most Nicobarese here are now manual labourers and stay in a settlement instead of their ancestral lands,” Mr Justin says.

From BBC

Thus far in the second wave, however, the almost 24,000 Indigenous Nicobarese people, living on 11 tiny islands in the Bay of Bengal, have recorded not a single infection.

From Scientific American

The day after the announcement, several Nicobarese leaders gathered nervously on Kamorta Island, a tiny dot of land in the vast eastern Indian Ocean.

From Scientific American

In December 2004, a deadly tsunami and the ensuing humanitarian aid had ravaged the Nicobarese society.

From Scientific American