Sentinelese

The language of these people, unknown but presumed to belong to one of the Andamanese language families.

Proper noun

  1. The language of these people, unknown but presumed to belong to one of the Andamanese language families.

Origin

From Sentinel + -ese.

Noun

  1. A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.
    • Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, made the illegal voyage to North Sentinel Island, home to the enigmatic Sentinelese tribe, on March 29, Indian police told CNN. - 2025 April 4, Lex Harvey and Esha Mitra, “US tourist...

Forms

Sentineleses Sentinelese