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The Kari, Cari, or Chariar were one of the ten indigenous tribes of the Great Andamanese people, originally living on the northernmost part of North Andaman Island and on Landfall Island in the Indian Ocean. The tribe spoke a distinctive Kari language, closely related to the other Great Andamanese languages. The native name for the language was ''Aka-Kari'', ''Aka-Cari'', or ''Aka-Chariar'' (''Aka-'' being a prefix for "tongue"); and this name is often used for the tribe itself. They were exclusively shore-dwellers (''aryoto'').〔George Weber (~2009), ''(The Tribes )''. Chapter 8 in ''(The Andamanese )''. Accessed on 2012-07-12.〕 ==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「Kari people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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