Katchal language

Katchal (Katchall, Katchál, Kachel), or Tehnu (Tēhnyu),^[2] is a Nicobarese language spoken in the central Nicobar Islands. Apart from the dialect of Trinket^[3] (Trinkat, Trinkut, or Lâfūl),^[2] 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.

Katchal
Tehnu
Native to	Nicobar Islands, India
Region	Katchal & formerly Trinket Islands
Native speakers	5,700 (2001 census)[1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Nicobarese Central Katchal
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	katc1248  Katchal trin1269  Trinkut