Origin and History of BANDIMOKULA

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The Bandimokulas are an indigenous people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They are also known as the Andaman Islanders and the Andamanese. The Bandimokulas are a Scheduled Tribe. They are also known as the Batak. They are a people of the Austronesian language family. The Bandimokulas are believed to have migrated to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from the Borneo region in the late first millennium CE. They are thought to have been displaced by the Nicobarese people. The Bandimokulas are believed to have lived on the islands until the late nineteenth century, when they were forced to move to the mainland due to the expansion of the British colonial empire. They currently live in the districts of North and South Andaman, on the islands of Andaman and Nicobar. The Bandimokulas are a people of the Austronesian language family. They speak the Bandimokula language, a member of the Austronesian family. The Bandimokulas are believed to have a matrilineal society. They have a traditional animist religion. The Bandimokulas are believed to have been hunter-gatherers. They are currently engaged in subsistence farming. They are also engaged in small-scale fishing.