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The Austro-Asiatic speaking Nicobarese inhabit the Nicobar Islands, an eastern Bay of Bengal archipelago that is part of the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Most settlements are on the coast and consist of small villages of extended families, with village councils headed by a chief or captain; island councils and chiefs are the highest level of political organization. The Nicobarese have a mixed subsistence strategy that includes paddy horticulture, fishing, hunting, and gathering. The main crops are rice, maize, fruits, vegetables and, as cash crops, coconut and areca (betel) nut. On December 26, 2004 the coasts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were devastated by a tsunami that left thousands dead and tens of thousands homeless.

A study of Car Nicobarese families

Nicobari tribe of the Car Nicobar Island

The Nicobar Islands and their people

The Nicobar Islanders

Ours and the rest

The institution of captainship

Culture summary

In the Nicobar Islands

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Chanda, Sudhendu	A study of Car Nicobarese families	1971
Chauhan, Nidhi	Nicobari tribe of the Car Nicobar Island	2004
Man, Edward Horace	The Nicobar Islands and their people	1932
Man, Edward Horace	The Nicobar Islanders	1889
Reddy, G. P. (G. Prakash)	Ours and the rest	1999
Reddy, G. P. (G. Prakash)	The institution of captainship	1986
Singh, Simron Jit	Culture summary	2016
Whitehead, George	In the Nicobar Islands	1924

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