Nicobarese

[ nik-uh-bahr-eez, ‐ees, ‐bah-reez, ‐rees ]

/ ˌnɪk əˈbɑr iz, ‐is, ‐bɑˈriz, ‐ˈris /

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noun, plural Nic·o·bar·ese.

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

the group of Austroasiatic languages spoken by the Nicobarese.

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Origin of Nicobarese

First recorded in 1870–75

In the same way the Nicobarese, according to Man, can distinguish a member of each of the six tribes of the archipelago by smell.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
This man was perhaps, on the whole, the best specimen physically of a Nicobarese that we came across.
In the Andamans and Nicobars|C. Boden Kloss
He told us, however, that they are similar in appearance to the Nicobarese, but wear garments of rattan and bark only.
In the Andamans and Nicobars|C. Boden Kloss
He was nursed and buried by the Nicobarese, who would not allow the Indian servants to approach him.
In the Andamans and Nicobars|C. Boden Kloss

We were told that they are taller, more powerful, and darker-skinned than the other Nicobarese, and also dolichocephalic.
In the Andamans and Nicobars|C. Boden Kloss