Ongan peoples

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Ongan peoples are indigenous communities of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, known for their distinct hunter-gatherer culture and use of the Ongan language family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
anthropologicalClassification Negrito
archaeologicalSignificance evidence of long-term island occupation
continent Asia
country India
culturalHeritage oral tradition
traditional music and dance
culturalRegion Andaman Islands NERFINISHED
culturalStatus threatened by modernization
demographicTrend declining population
diet forest products
seafood
geneticSignificance ancient lineage in South Asia
historicalInteraction British colonial administration
Indian government NERFINISHED
indigenousTo Little Andaman Island NERFINISHED
North Sentinel Island NERFINISHED
Rutland Island NERFINISHED
South Andaman Island NERFINISHED
language Jarawa language NERFINISHED
Onge language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Ongan languages NERFINISHED
legalProtection Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation NERFINISHED
linguisticStatus language isolate family
locatedIn Andaman Islands NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean
mobilityPattern semi-nomadic
partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands NERFINISHED
populationStatus endangered
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe of India NERFINISHED
region Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Great Andamanese NERFINISHED
Sentinelese NERFINISHED
religion animism
subgroup Jarawa people NERFINISHED
Onge people NERFINISHED
threat disease from outsiders
encroachment on traditional lands
traditionalBelief spirit worship
traditionalHousing temporary huts
traditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
traditionalTechnology bow and arrow
canoes

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Ongan languages spokenBy Ongan peoples