The Sentinelese Tribe

(Andaman & Nicobar Islands)

The Sentinelese, also known as the Sentineli and
the North Sentinel Islanders, are an indigenous people
 who inhabit North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal in
the northeastern Indian Ocean.
Geography Of The Sentinelese Tribe

• The Sentinelese live on North Sentinel Island in the 

Andaman Islands, which are in the Bay of Bengal and
administered by India. The island lies off the southwest
coast of South Andaman Island, about 64 km west of
Andaman capital Port Blair. It has an area of
about 59.67 km2 and a roughly square outline. The
seashore is about 45 m wide, bordered by a 
littoral forest that gives way to a dense 
tropical evergreen forest. The island is surrounded by
coral reefs and has a tropical climate.
POPULATION OF SENTINELESE
TRIBE
• No rigorous census has been conducted and the
population has been variously estimated to be as low as
15 or as high as 500. Most estimates lie between 50 and
200
Language OF SENTINELESE TRIBE
• Because of their complete isolation, nearly nothing is
known about the Sentinelese language, which is
therefore unclassified. It has been recorded that the 
Jarawa language is mutually unintelligible with the
Sentinelese language. There is uncertainty as to the range
of overlap with the Onge language.