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Onge
ॳङे (Öñge) | |
|---|---|
 A depiction of Onge people in Kolkata Museum. | |
| Total population | |
| 101[1] (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indiaspecifically Little Andaman Island | |
| Languages | |
| Önge, one of the Ongan languages | |
| Religion | |
| traditional folk religion (animism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Andamanese peoples, especially Jarawa |
The Onge (also Önge, Ongee, and Öñge) are an Andamanese ethnic group, indigenous to the Andaman Islands in Southeast Asia at the Bay of Bengal, India. They are traditionally hunter-gatherers and fishers, but also practice plant cultivation. They are designated as a Scheduled Tribe of India.[2]
- ^ 2011 census data censusindia.gov.in [dead link]
- ^ "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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