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The Great Andamanese of Strait Island.

The Great Andamanese of Strait Island.

The Great Andamanese are an indigenous people of the Great Andaman archipelago in the Andaman Islands. Historically, the Great Andamanese lived throughout the archipelago, and were divided into ten major tribes

The Great Andamanese are an indigenous people of the Great Andaman archipelago in the Andaman Islands. Historically, the Great Andamanese lived throughout the archipelago, and were divided into ten major tribes. The Great Andamanese were clearly related to the other Andamanese peoples, but were well separated from them by culture and geography

The last fluent speaker, of what may have been a creole based on Aka-Jeru, died in 2009. However, there are still speakers of a koine form of Great Andamanese known as Aka-Jero

The Great Andamanese of Strait Island. by A. Sharma, Purnima Gupta

The Great Andamanese of Strait Island. Sharma, Purnima Gupta. ISBN 9788176257336 (978-81-7625-733-6) Hardcover, Sarup & Son, 2007. Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Andamanese of Strait Island'. Coauthors & Alternates. Learn More at LibraryThing. Purnima Gupta at LibraryThing.

The Great Andamanese of all the Andamanese Negrito came first in close contact with the outside world from 1858 when the British set up a penal colony on the islands. The last remnants of what 150 years ago were around 3,500 people split into 10 related tribes living on most of the Great Andaman islands, have today shrunk to a little more than 30 people living in a reservation on tiny Straits island. During the Tsunami of 26 December 2004 the tribe managed to escaper without loss thanks to the courageous and timely action of their chief, Raja Jirake (see below) Raja Jirake (ca.

oceedings{marCV, title {Palmar C-Line Variation Among The Great Andamanese of Strait Island, India}, author {Madhumala Chattopadhyay and B. V. Ravi Prasad}, year {1995} }. Madhumala Chattopadhyay, B. Ravi Prasad.