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.
All labels observed (16)
Statements (49)
| 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 |
Great Andamanese
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Andamanese people
|
| formerHabitat |
Middle Andaman Island
ⓘ
North Andaman Island ⓘ South Andaman Island ⓘ |
| geneticCharacteristic | distinct genetic lineage compared to mainland Indians ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Great Andamanese languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Andamanese languages
Great Andamanese languages ⓘ |
| legalStatusInIndia | Scheduled Tribe under the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andamanese people
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese (geographical neighbors, not closely related linguistically)
subject surface form:
Cari language
subject surface form:
Cari language
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese group
subject surface form:
Bo (Great Andamanese language)
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese people
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese people
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese culture
this entity surface form:
Andamanese indigenous peoples
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese peoples
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese peoples
this entity surface form:
Ongan peoples of the Andaman Islands
this entity surface form:
Andamanese indigenous peoples
subject surface form:
Onge
this entity surface form:
indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese people
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese people
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese tribe
this entity surface form:
Bo people of Great Andaman
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese tribes
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese people
this entity surface form:
Southern Great Andamanese
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese peoples
this entity surface form:
Northern Great Andamanese
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese tribal groups
this entity surface form:
Southern Great Andamanese
this entity surface form:
Great Andamanese peoples