Great Andamanese

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ethnic group indigenous people scheduled tribe

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.

Aliases (8)

Great Andamanese people ×4
Andamanese indigenous peoples ×2
Great Andamanese peoples ×2
Andamanese people ×1
Great Andamanese (geographical neighbors, not closely related linguistically) ×1
Great Andamanese culture ×1
Great Andamanese group ×1
Ongan peoples of the Andaman Islands ×1

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	Andamanese people →
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 →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cari language ("Great Andamanese group") → Jarawa language ("Andamanese indigenous peoples") → Khora ("Great Andamanese culture") → Khora ("Andamanese indigenous peoples") →	associatedWith
Great Andamanese ("Andamanese people") → Jeru → Khora →	ethnicity
Great Andamanese languages ("Great Andamanese peoples") → Jeru ("Great Andamanese people") → Khora ("Great Andamanese people") →	spokenBy
Andaman Islands → Bo (Great Andamanese language) ("Great Andamanese people") →	ethnicGroup
Cari language → Pucikwar →	languageFamily
Great Andamanese languages ("Great Andamanese peoples") →	associatedEthnicity
Ongan languages ("Ongan peoples of the Andaman Islands") →	ethnolinguisticGroup
Andaman and Nicobar Islands →	hasIndigenousPeople
Onge →	relatedEthnicGroup
Jarawa ("Great Andamanese (geographical neighbors, not closely related linguistically)") →	relatedGroup
Andaman Hindi ("Great Andamanese people") →	usedByCommunity