Ethnologue

Nicobarese, Car

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Car, Pu

Population

37,000 (2005).

Location

Andaman and Nicobar Islands state: North Nicobar Islands, Car island.

Language Maps

Language Status

3 (Wider communication). Lingua franca for Nicobar Islands.

Classification

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 46% for Scheduled Tribes in Nicobar District. 72% for Nicobar (2001 census). Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1969.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.