Subsequently, Sidwell (2015a: 179) proposed that Nicobarese subgroups with Aslian, just as how Khasian and Palaungic subgroup with each other.
sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli, sˈɪdwɛl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn ˈeɪ: wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn pɹəpˈoʊzd ðæt nˈɪkəbˌɛɹs sˈʌbɡɹuːps wɪð ɐslˈɪən, dʒˈʌst æz hˌaʊ kˈɑːʒən ænd pælˈɔːŋɡɪk sˈʌbɡɹuːp wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.