By the end of the 18th century, when they first came into sustained contact with outsiders, there were estimated 7,000 Andamanese, divided into five major groups, with distinct cultures, separate domains and mutually unintelligible languages.
There were estimated 7,000 Andamanese with distinct cultures. This was by the end of the 18th century. There were estimated 7,000 Andamanese with separate domains. This was by the end of the 18th century. There were estimated 7,000 Andamanese with mutually unintelligible languages. This was by the end of the 18th century.7,000 Andamanese was divided into five major groups. They first came into sustained contact with outsiders.