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ANDAMANESE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

A native or resident of the Andaman Islands.

OBS

Andamanese: This term is used both to designate an individual or as the plural form of "Andaman" and "Andamanese."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Habitant ou personne originaire des îles Andaman.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The language of the Andamese, an ethnic group of uncertain genetic affiliation living in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Andamanese is not known to be related to any other languages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue parlée par les Andamanais, groupe ethnique habitant les îles Andaman et Nicobar situées dans l'archipel du golfe du Bengale. Il s'agit d'une langue isolée qu'on n'a pu rattacher à aucune famille.

Spanish

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