They are also believed to use narrow, canoe-like boats that can only be used in shallow waters. Some scattered anecdotal reports suggest they either live in temporary shelters with open sides or build large huts for communal living. The Sentinelese people are known to live a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, with very little information available regarding the nature of their dwellings. The physical characteristics of the Sentinelese suggest that they are the descendants of people who migrated out of Africa thousands of years ago, and became genetically isolated after settling the North Sentinel Island, wherein they developed their own distinct language and genetic traits. Even though conducting a DNA study of these people is nearly impossible under the current circumstances, an attempt to elucidate their origins based on studies conducted within other Andamanese tribes is indeed plausible. This figure was drawn only on the basis of an aerial survey by a Government helicopter flying over the island. Even though precise population figures do not exist, in 2001 the officials conducting the Census of India roughly estimated the population to be around 39. Very little is known about this tribe, which is believed to be one of the most isolated tribes remaining in the world. An idyllic island in the Indian Ocean, North Sentinel Island, lying westward off of the Andaman archipelago’s southern tip, is well-known for the reputation of its indigenous inhabitants, the Sentinelese people.
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