Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Great Andamanese



They inhabit andman islands. They form largest group of tribes among other tribes on these islands. According to census now they are limited to few individuals. Jeru, Khora and Andamani, Hindi are some of the languages spoken by these tribes. They love to paint their bodies which protects them from daily insects, direct sunlight, cold temperature.Before advent of Britishers there were 10 sub groups of Great Andamanese with distinct languages and customs. Today most these groups have gone extinct.

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