Indian Antiquary Vol 51

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 297

August, 1922)
DICTIONARY OF THE SOUTH ANDAMAN LANGUAGE
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APPENDIX XII. LIST OF SHELL-FISH COMMONLY KNOWN TO THE ANDAMANESE.
Andamanese name.
Scientific name.
Remarks.
Large edible crab. See Dict.
Scallop. Scorpion shell.
Bouquet-holder shell.
bad-(a) bada-ola- (a) 1 badgi-ola- (a) be chapata (6) chauga-lot-chilul chej- (also chola) chidi. (6) chökotachorom- (a) chowai- (a) che- (a) elagarengaren-ola- (a na-ola- (a) järara-ola- (a) jirka-1jorol- (6) jaruvin-Paka-bang. keamruj. kdradaletta- (a) konop- (a) kai- (a) kaibij. (a) lidolita- (a) mälto- (a) märed. (a) mareno- (a)
Monodonta (1 la beo) Delphinula laciniata Pecten () Indica Pteroceras chiragra Murex tribulus Pinna ( squamosa) Pinna (?) ? Conus eburneus Scolymus cornigerus Tridacna crocea Murex ( palma-roske) Perna ephippium Dentalium octogonum Turbo (?) Nassa (? toenia) Purpura Persica Oyrena () Cerithidea telescopium Solen vagina Trochus ( obeliscus) Arca granosa
Rose-bud shell.
Top-shell. Dog-whelk.
Razor-fish.
Small edible crab. See Dict.
Tridacna squamosa
Prawn. See Diot. Shrimp. See Dict. Is eaten by the Balasoa tribe only. Helmet-shell. King-conch.
Turbo marmoratus Cassis glauca Venus (!) Venus meros Patella variabilis
Pattern-shot Venus Rock-limpet.
1 (a) denotee those that are cooked and eaten by all, while (b) indicates those that are cooked sad eaten by married pommons Only.