Onge
ॳङे (Öñge) | |
|---|---|
A young Onge mother with her baby | |
| Total population | |
| 101 (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India specifically 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.