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Where do the Nicobarese and Shompen peoples likely trace their ancestry?
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman redwood trees in the Cinque Islands, south of Rutland Island, in the southern Andamans, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
The Nicobarese people, including the related Shompen, likely trace their ancestry to two primary groups: the Malays of insular and peninsular Southeast Asia and the Mon people of Myanmar.1