Great Andamanese

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The Great Andamanese are one of the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands, known as a small, endangered community with distinct languages and cultural traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
scheduled tribe
affectedBy British colonization
forced relocation
introduced diseases
loss of traditional lands
alsoSpeak Andaman Hindi
Hindi
colonialContactWith British Empire
continent Asia
country India
culturalFeature complex kinship system
distinct body painting traditions
oral storytelling traditions
unique music and dance forms
currentLinguaFranca mixed Great Andamanese language
currentMainSettlement Strait Island
ethnicity Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
formerHabitat Middle Andaman Island
North Andaman Island
South Andaman Island
geneticCharacteristic distinct genetic lineage compared to mainland Indians
languageFamily Andamanese languages
Great Andamanese languages
legalStatusInIndia Scheduled Tribe under the Constitution of India
partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
populationStatus endangered
populationTrend declining
protectedBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation
recognizedAs Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group
region Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
subjectOf anthropological research
linguistic documentation efforts
traditionalBelief ancestor veneration
spirit worship
traditionalClothing minimal clothing made from natural materials
traditionalHousing communal huts
traditionalLanguage Bo
Cari
Jeru
Khora
Pucikwar
traditionalReligion animism
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting

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Referenced by (51)

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Great Andamanese ethnicity Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
Jarawa relatedGroup Great Andamanese (geographical neighbors, not closely related linguistically)
linked to: Great Andamanese
Onge relatedEthnicGroup Great Andamanese
Cari language languageFamily Great Andamanese
subject linked to: Cari
Cari language associatedWith Great Andamanese group
subject linked to: Cari
linked to: Great Andamanese
Bo (Great Andamanese language) ethnicGroup Great Andamanese people
subject linked to: Bo
linked to: Great Andamanese
Andaman Hindi usedByCommunity Great Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
Khora spokenBy Great Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
Khora ethnicity Great Andamanese
Khora associatedWith Great Andamanese culture
linked to: Great Andamanese
Khora associatedWith Andamanese indigenous peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese
Andaman Islands ethnicGroup Great Andamanese
Great Andamanese languages spokenBy Great Andamanese peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese
Great Andamanese languages associatedEthnicity Great Andamanese peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese
Pucikwar languageFamily Great Andamanese
Jeru spokenBy Great Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
Jeru ethnicity Great Andamanese
Ongan languages ethnolinguisticGroup Ongan peoples of the Andaman Islands
linked to: Great Andamanese
Jarawa language associatedWith Andamanese indigenous peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese
Onge relatedGroup Great Andamanese
subject linked to: Scheduled Tribe of India
Dugong Creek settlement associatedWith indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands
linked to: Great Andamanese
Strait Island populationGroup Great Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
Strait Island hasIndigenousPopulation Great Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
Strait Island hasPrimaryInhabitants Great Andamanese tribe
linked to: Great Andamanese
Strait Island hasEthnolinguisticGroup Great Andamanese
Aka-Bo languageFamily Great Andamanese
Aka-Bo hasEthnolinguisticGroup Bo people of Great Andaman
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Bo language languageFamily Great Andamanese
Boa Sr ethnicGroup Great Andamanese
Boa Sr partOf Great Andamanese peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese
Boa Sr culture Great Andamanese culture
linked to: Great Andamanese
Bo people partOf Great Andamanese peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese
Bo people associatedWith Great Andamanese tribes
linked to: Great Andamanese
Bo people subgroupOf Great Andamanese
Sentinelese people neighboringGroups Great Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Bea spokenBy Great Andamanese peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Bea languageFamily Great Andamanese
Aka-Bea subgroupOf Southern Great Andamanese
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Cari languageFamily Great Andamanese
Aka-Cari associatedPeople Great Andamanese peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Kol languageFamily Great Andamanese
Aka-Kol languageGroup Northern Great Andamanese
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Jeru languageFamily Great Andamanese
Aka-Jeru associatedWith Great Andamanese tribal groups
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Kede spokenBy Great Andamanese people
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Kede languageFamily Great Andamanese
Aka-Kora languageFamily Great Andamanese
Aka-Bale languageFamilyBranch Southern Great Andamanese
linked to: Great Andamanese
Aka-Bale spokenByIndigenousPeople Great Andamanese peoples
linked to: Great Andamanese