Nicobarese

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

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

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

the group of Austroasiatic languages spoken by the Nicobarese.

Origin of Nicobarese

First recorded in 1870–75

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
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
It consists of feasting, dancing, and singing, as do most of the Nicobarese observances.

In the Andamans and Nicobars |C. Boden Kloss
The Nicobarese have not always been given a good character by their acquaintances.

In the Andamans and Nicobars |C. Boden Kloss

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