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Jarawa (other)
Jarawa may refer to: * Jarawas (Andaman Islands), one of the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands **Jarawa language (Andaman Islands) * Jarawa (Berber tribe), a Berber tribal confederacy that flourished in northwest Africa during the seventh century * Jarawa (Nigeria), an ethnic group in Plateau State, Nigeria **Jarawa language (Nigeria), a Bantoid language of Nigeria See also * Jarawa people (other) * Jarawa language (other) * Jarawa-Onge languages or Ongan languages, a subfamily of languages within the Andamanese group * Jarawan languages, a dialect cluster that is closely related to, or perhaps a branch of, the Bantu languages *Jawara, a surname *Jarwa, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India *INS Jarawa, a naval base in the Andaman Islands, India {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarawas (Andaman Islands)
The Jarawas (Jarawa: ''Aong'', ) are an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands in India. They live in parts of South Andaman and Middle Andaman Islands, and their present numbers are estimated at between 250–400 individuals. They have largely shunned interaction with outsiders, and many particulars of their society, culture and traditions are poorly understood. Since the 1990s, contacts between Jarawa groups and outsiders grew increasingly frequent. By the 2000s, some Jarawas had become regular visitors at settlements, where they trade, interact with tourists, get medical aid, and even send their children to school. The Jarawas are recognised as an Adivasi group in India. Along with other indigenous Andamanese peoples, they have inhabited the islands for several thousand years. The Andaman Islands have been known to outsiders since antiquity; however, until quite recent times they were infrequently visited, and such contacts were predominantly sporadic and temporary. For t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
