Jarawa Tribe of the Andamans – The People and Culture\r
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The Jarawa tribals of the Andaman Islands have a population of 266 as enumerated in September 2002. They inhabit a region of roughly 650 square kilometres on the islands that has been reserved for them. A rare glimpse into the lifestyle of this little known community and the role of Jarawa women within it, is provided in the recent publication, ‘The Jarawa Tribal Reserve Dossier\r
The Jarawas Territory\r
The Jarawas inhabit today the west portion of south Andamans and Middle Andamans. It has three social discernible territorial divisions viz, Northern group, Central and Southern Group. The northern group inhabit the Kadamtala adjacent areas called Tanmad, the southern group inhabit tirur area called Boiab and the central group inhabit the RK Nallah adjacent areas along with the ATR(Andaman Truck Road) area called Thidong.\r
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The Jarawas Village and Huts\r
The village consisted of 10 huts inhabited by 20 to 30 Jarawas. Each hut was about 3 feet high and 6 feet square. The diameter of the village was about 20 yards. There was thick jungle on all sides, a small nallah running down one side. \r
The Jarawas call their hut or settlement as chadda, residence of a family as Tutime chadda and residence of unmarried boys with or without widower inmates as Thorkalang chadda and a maidens residence with/without widow inmates as Thorkongo chadda. \r
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A community hut wherein more than 20 jarawas at a time live, can be easily seen on Andaman Trunk Road side near R.K. Nallah in South Andaman.\r
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Hunt Style of Jarawa\r
When they hunt any pig in the forest immediately they bring out its intestinal parts through whole made by arrow on its stomach. Then they insert palm leaves inside the stomach. When it is ready to put on fire they remove the leaves out\r
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Food of Jarawa\r
The Jarawa are still at the primitive stage of life on earth. They entirely depend upon forest and sea for food. Wild boar (Susscorfa andamanensis) and monitor lizard (varanus salvator andamananesis) are happily consumed but not deer (topiaali in jarawa language) and bird (noha in jarawa language). The deers are found in plenty in Jarawa reserve. Various kinds of fruit and tubers too are parts of their diet. \r
Clothing / Dress /Ornaments of Jarawas\r
The jarawas of both es go complete naked. However some ornaments are worn by them but these are not in the sense to cover their nudity. A bark thick chest guard called Tohe is used by the adult male members when they do out to hunt. The adorning articles used by the jaraw are head band, necklace, armlets and waist bands. These are mainly made of palm leaves and shells. \r
Jarawa Bow and arrow\r
The jarawa bow is called aao in their language which is made of chuiood (Sageraca elliptica) while their arrow is called Patho. Their wooden head arrow is made of Arecca Wood (Arecca trianda). They use iron and areca wood or babmo to make iron head arrow called aetaho in their language. \r
Jarawa Langauge\r
The sun (ehey), moon (taape), sky (pange), stars (chilope) and cloud (ethibithi) have their great role in the Jarawa myths and legends. The full moon is called utthutaape and small moon is called poniya tappe. The high tide is called chakte while low tide is called chigia\r
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