Indian Antiquary Vol 58

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 353

SETEMBER, 1929] REMARKS ON THE ANDAMAN ISLANDERS AND THEIR COUNTRY
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II. The Southern or Bôjigniji Group. (6) The Jûwai: a wedge of the Middle Andaman, towards the south of it on the west
coast. (7) The Kol: a wedge of the Middle Andaman to the cast of the Jūwai, towards the
south-east with adjacent islands. (8) The Bojigyâb: south-west corner of the Middle Andaman, Baratâng coasts and
the adjacent islands. (9) The Balawa : Ritchie's (or Andaman) Archipelago. (10) The Bês: coasts of the northern half of the South Andaman : the outskirts of the
Penal Settlement, the Labyrinth Islands and the coasts of Rutland Island except to the south.
III. The Outer or Önge-J arawa Group. (11) The Ünges : Little Andaman and the islands in Duncan Passage. (12) Tho Jarawas: the North Sentinel Island, a spot on the west coast of the South
Andaman and interior of the northern half of the South Andaman to Baratang
and across to the interior of Baratang. The following tablo gives the attual distribution of the Tribes by encampments as found at the Census
Tribal Distribution and Place Names, Andaman Islands in 1901.
Name of island, locality or
encampment.
Andamanese Name.
Tribal Territory.
Where situated.
Chåriår ... The following islands off
.. the north and north-west .. coast of North Anda.. man, viz. - East Island, .. Landfall Island, West
Island, Whitecliff Is. land, Thornhill Island, Reef Island, Paget Is. land, Point Island and Sugar-loaf Island.
Kôra
East Island ..
| Tàu-kat. Landfall Island
Têbi-chîroh.. Cleugh Passage
Lưu-chiroh West Island ..
Tau-rê-miku Thornhill Island
Tar-bôlo .. Whitecliff Island
Kareng-meo Reef Island .. ..
BA-pong . Paget Island .. ..
Tanmo-tát .. Paget Island (encampment on) .
Kara-bôronga Point Island ..
MAra-balo .. Sugar-loaf Island
Chå-lo .. Temple Sound
Tarâ to lo-chîroh Cape Price ..
Paro-jûe .. Pocock Island
Kòi-cho Cadell Bay ..
Kôto-par .. Excelsior Island
Tàu-rẫ-miku Port Cornwallis
Tolobu-tong Do. (Ross Island at mouth
Po-chumbo (also
Bo-pung). Chatham Island (Port Cornwallis) ..
Têbi-chiro .. Trilby Island .. .. Cho-a-pông Encampment on NE. of N.
Andaman near Reef Island. Ti-ko-dung Island encampment between Port Cornwallis and Temple Sound
Bôl-poli Craggy Island . .. .. Roth
.. From bay opposite Crag. .. gy Island (east coast of
North Andaman) to Cape Price and thence along the north and west coast to the north side of Casuarina Bay, together with all the is. lands off the coast ex. cept Craggy Island and those constituting the
territory of the Chari&r .. tribe.
..
.. The interior is oocupied .. by the Tabố tribe.
• The Coco Islands are known to this tribe by the name Dik-i-raichené.