Talk:Andaman Islands
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Andaman People
If nobody objects, I'm going to spin off a separate page about the people, who might not be important on a geopolitical scale, but are of stunning significance as a people with their own culture and language group which may be the last remains of those whic inhabited the entire pacific coastal area, along Asia and the islands to its south and west. Kaz 05:28, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Way to go, Kaz! utcursch 11:00, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)
previous stuff
Just noting the 1911ese that I have removed
I removed that the begin to age at about age 40, because that makes no sense to me. Presumably, they age from birth to death just like everyone else. If it means that they reach middle-agedness and all its associated characteristics, then that's hardly remarkable.
I also removed the statement that incest is unknown, because I very strongly doubt it and would like to see some verification.
I removed:
- The children are possessed of a bright intelligence. The Andamanese are, indeed, bright and merry companions, busy in their own pursuits, keen sportsmen, naturally independent and not lustful, but when angered, cruel, jealous, treacherous and vindictive.
For reasons that are, perhaps, obvious.
I also removed the statement that there is no idea of government because the second half of the sentence says that each sept has a head (i.e. a government).
Lastly, I didn't take it out, but are they really unable to make fire? And is it true that their language gives "expression to only the most direct and the simplest thought"? Both seem unlikely. Tuf-Kat
mammal species
The numbers for mammal species don't add up. Correction? Pollinator 17:02, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)
tall...
They really reached a height of 5 meters? That's pretty frickin' tall. Gotta be a typo.
