Andamanese
Americannoun
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Andamanese
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Also called Andaman Islander. Also a member of a people that comprise the Indigenous population of the Andaman Islands.
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the language of the Andamanese, of uncertain genetic affiliation.
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Etymology
Origin of Andamanese
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Sometimes the etymology of a Great Andamanese name bore a resemblance to the English one.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
In the 1960s, by which time the Andamans belonged to India, there were only 19 Great Andamanese left, living mainly in the forests of North Andaman.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
The myths of the Great Andamanese indicated that their earliest ancestors resided in the sky, as in another story Nao Jr. related to me.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
Great Andamanese, it turns out, is exceptional among the world's languages in its anthropocentrism.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
The Andamanese languages are one group, and have no affinities by which we might infer their connection with any other known group.
From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by C. Boden Kloss
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