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What little I heard was so baffling that I returned many times in later years to try to pin down the principles undergirding Great Andamanese languages.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

Sometimes the etymology of a Great Andamanese name bore a resemblance to the English one.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

These studies established that the 10 original Great Andamanese languages belonged to a single family.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

Great Andamanese had no words for agriculture or cultivation but a great many for hunting and fishing, mainly with a bow and arrow.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

Though very similar to the Andamanese pig in size and appearance, it had patches of white on the feet.

From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden