Note 4 — Chapter IV · MYTHS AND LEGENDS
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Another name sometimes used in the South Andaman to denote the ancestors is Tomo-la4. This word, however, is sometimes used in the singular to denote the mythical first man. Its use is thus similar to that of the name Bilik in the A-Pučikwar tribe, which is used both as the name of a single mythical being and also as the name of a class of beings. Only the early ancestors of the Andamanese, i.e. those about whom the legends are related, can be called Tomo-la.