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Aka-Cari
The Cari (occasionally "Kari"), Chariar or Sare language, also known as ''Aka-Cari'', is an extinct Great Andamanese languages, Great Andamanese language, of the Northern group, which was spoken by the Cari people, one of a dozen Great Andamanese peoples.George Weber (~2009), Numbers ''. Chapter 7 o. Accessed on 12 July 2012. In the 19th century the Cari lived on the north coast of North Andaman and on Landfall Island, Landfall and other nearby small islands. By 1994 the population had been reduced to two women aged over 50 living with the other few surviving Great Andamanese on Strait Island. Aka-Cari became extinct with the death of Licho in April 2020.A. N. Sharma (2003), Tribal Development in the Andaman Islands', page 62. Sarup & Sons, New Delhi. History The Cari population at the time of first European contacts (in the 1790s) has been estimated at 100 individuals, out of perhaps 3500 Great Andamanese. Like other Andamanese peoples, the Cari were decimated during colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Andamanese Languages
The Great Andamanese languages are a nearly extinct language family once spoken by the Great Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. History By the late 18th century, when the British first established a colonial presence on the Andaman islands, there were an estimated 5,000 Great Andamanese living on Great Andaman and surrounding islands, comprising 10 distinct tribes with distinct but closely related languages. From the 1860s onwards, the British established a penal colony on the islands, which led to the subsequent arrival of mainland settlers and indentured labourers, mainly from the Indian subcontinent. This coincided with the massive population reduction of the Andamanese due to outside diseases, to a low of 19 individuals in 1961. Since then their numbers have rebounded somewhat, reaching 52 by 2010. However, by 1994 there were no remembers of any but the northern lects, and divisions among the surviving tribes ( Jeru, Kora, Bo and Cari) had e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |