Katchal language

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Katchal
Tehnu
Native to	Nicobar Islands, India
Region	Katchal & formerly Trinket Islands
Native speakers	ca. 3,000^[1] (2001 census)^[2]
Language family	Austroasiatic Nicobarese Central Katchal
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ncb` (Central Nicobarese)
Linguist list	`ncb-kat` (Katchal)
	`ncb-tri` (Trinket)

Katchal (Katchall, Katchál, Kachel), or Tehnu (Tēhnyu),^[3] is a Nicobarese language spoken in the central Nicobar Islands. Apart from the dialect of Trinket^[4] (Trinkat, Trinkut, or Lâfūl),^[3] it is not mutually intelligible with the other Central Nicobarese languages. The population of Trinket was evacuated to Nancowry and Camorta after the 2004 tsunami, and can be expected to disappear as speakers assimilate.

References

↑ approximately one third of the Central Nicobarese population of 10,100
↑ Katchal reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
↑ 3.0 3.1 Edward Horace Man, 1889, A dictionary of the central Nicobarese language
↑ Robert Parkin, 1991, A guide to austroasiatic speakers and their languages, pp 37–38

Austroasiatic languages

Bahnaric

North	Jeh Halang Kayong Romam Kaco’ Takua Monom Todrah Sedang Rengao Hrê Duan Katua

West	Lavi Jru' Laven Su' Juk Nyaheun Sapuan Oi Cheng Brao

Central	Alak Kasseng Taliang Tampuan Bahnar Chrau Koho Stieng Mnong

East	Cua

Khasi
Pnar
War
Amwi
Bhoi
Lyngngam

Pakanic

Bolyu
Bugan

Khmer

Pearic

Monic

Mon
Nyah Kur

Aslian

Jahaic	Chewong Batek Jahai Minriq Mintil Kintaq Kensiu Mos Wila'

Senoic	Semai Temiar Lanoh Sabüm Semnam

Jah Hut	Jah Hut

Semelaic	Temoq Semelai Semaq Beri Mah Meri

Nicobaric

Shompen

Munda

Unclassified

Mang
Kuan

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