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The Cari (Kari) or Chariar language, ''Aka-Cari (Aka-Kari)'', is an extinct Great Andamanese language, of the Northern group, which was spoken by the Cari tribe of the Great Andamanese people.〔(Ethnologue India )〕〔George Weber (~2009), ''(Numbers )''. Chapter 7 of (The Andamanese ). Accessed on 2012-07-12.〕 In the 19th century the Cari tribe lived on the north coast of North Andaman and on Landfall and other nearby small islands. By 1994 the tribe was reduced to two women aged over 50 living with the other few surviving Great Andamanese on Strait Island.〔A. N. Sharma (2003), ''(Tribal Development in the Andaman Islands )'', page 62. Sarup & Sons, New Delhi.〕 ==History== The Kari population at the time of first European contacts (in the 1790s) has been estimated at 100 individuals, out of perhaps 3500 Great Andamanese.〔George Weber (~2009), ''(Numbers )''. Chapter 7 in ''(The Andamanese )''. Accessed on 2012-07-12.〕 Like other Andamanese peoples, the Kari were decimated during colonial and post-colonial times, by diseases, alcohol, colonial warfare and loss of territory. The population was down to 39 individuals in the 1901 census, falling to 36 in 1911, 17 in 1921, and 9 in 1931.〔 In 1949 any remaining Kari were relocated, together with all other surviving Great Andamanese, to a reservation on Bluff island; and then again in 1969 to a reservation on Strait Island.〔Rann Singh Mann (2005), (Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns ), page 149. Mittal Publications. ISBN 81-8324-010-0〕 By 1994, the tribe was reduced to only two women, aged 57 and 59, and therefore was on its way to extinction.〔A. N. Sharma (2003), ''(Tribal Development in the Andaman Islands )'', page 62. Sarup & Sons, New Delhi.〕 They are a designated Scheduled Tribe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aka-Cari language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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