Andamanese

noun

An·​da·​man·​ese ˌan-də-mə-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs

plural Andamanese

: a member of an Indigenous people of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal

Andamanese adjective

Examples of Andamanese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the past, thousands of the indigenous Great Andamanese people living in the region died after contact with British colonizers led to an epidemic of measles and syphilis. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 June 2026

In the late 19th century, contact with British colonizers wiped out eight groups of indigenous peoples collectively called the Great Andamanese in the Andaman Islands, north of the Nicobar. — M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above