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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. People of Andaman archipelago For other uses, see Andamanese (disambiguation). Ethnic group Andamanese Group of Andamanese in c. 1903 or earlier Total population 548 (2010–11) Regions with significant populations India Andaman Islands Languages Great Andamanese languages Ongan languages ...
The Andaman Islands are home to the Andamanese, a group of indigenous people made up of a number of tribes, including the Jarawa and Sentinelese. [1] While some of the islands can be visited with permits, entry to others, including North Sentinel Island , is banned by law.
On 26 December 2004, the coasts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were devastated by a 10 m (33 ft) massive tsunami following the undersea earthquake off Indian Ocean. More than 2,000 people lost their lives, more than 4,000 children were orphaned or suffered the loss of one parent, and a minimum of 40,000 people were rendered homeless.
The Great Andamanese are classified by anthropologists as one of the Negrito peoples, which also include the other four aboriginal groups of the Andaman islands (Onge, Jarawa, Jangil and Sentinelese) and five other isolated populations of Southeast Asia. The Andaman Negritos are thought to be the first inhabitants of the islands, having ...
The Jarawas (Jarawa: Aong, pronounced [2]) are an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands in India. They live in parts of South Andaman and Middle Andaman Islands, and their present numbers are estimated at between 250–400 individuals. They have largely shunned interaction with outsiders, and many particulars of their society, culture and ...
The distributions of different Andamanese peoples, languages, and dialects at the time of British contact compared to the present-day. An issue in evaluating the classification and history of the Jangil is the inconsistent terminology used to refer to the Andamanese tribes.
The islands are grouped into two main clusters: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands, separated by a 150 km (93 mi) wide channel. The capital and largest city of the territory, Port Blair (officially Sri Vijaya Puram), is located approximately 1,190 km (740 mi) from Chennai and 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata in mainland ...
The Sentinelese live on North Sentinel Island, [a] in the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. [6] [7] The island lies about 64 km (35 nmi) west of Andaman capital Port Blair. [8] It has an area of about 59.67 km 2 (14,740 acres) and a roughly square outline.