Ongan peoples

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Ongan peoples are indigenous communities of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, known for their distinct hunter-gatherer culture and use of the Ongan language family.

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Ongan peoples canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
anthropologicalClassification Negrito
archaeologicalSignificance evidence of long-term island occupation
continent Asia
country India
culturalHeritage oral tradition
traditional music and dance
culturalRegion Andaman Islands
culturalStatus threatened by modernization
demographicTrend declining population
diet forest products
seafood
geneticSignificance ancient lineage in South Asia
historicalInteraction British colonial administration
Indian government
linked to: Government of India
indigenousTo Little Andaman Island
North Sentinel Island
Rutland Island
South Andaman Island
language Jarawa language
Onge language
linked to: Ongan languages
languageFamily Ongan languages
legalProtection Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation
linguisticStatus language isolate family
locatedIn Andaman Islands
Indian Ocean
mobilityPattern semi-nomadic
partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands
populationStatus endangered
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe of India
linked to: Scheduled Tribes
region Bay of Bengal
relatedEthnicGroup Great Andamanese
Sentinelese
religion animism
subgroup Jarawa people
linked to: Jarawa

Onge people
threat disease from outsiders
encroachment on traditional lands
traditionalBelief spirit worship
traditionalHousing temporary huts
traditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
traditionalTechnology bow and arrow
canoes

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Ongan languages spokenBy Ongan peoples
Aka-Kol language associatedWith Ongan peoples