Why in news New genetic research suggests that the Nicobarese have ancestral connections with Austroasiatic populations in South and South...
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New genetic research suggests that the Nicobarese have ancestral connections with Austroasiatic populations in South and Southeast Asia.
The Nicobarese share genetic similarities with the ‘Htin Mal’ community in Southeast Asia, who speak an Austroasiatic language, indicating a common ancestral connection.
Contrary to previous theories suggesting the Nicobarese settled 11,700 years ago, genetic research shows they likely arrived in the region about 5,000 years ago.
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