The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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Page 58
... called keri pan'i . For the next kind of work , poramai pan'i , of full 10 hours with lunch and coffee provided by the employer the cash wages are Rs 2 The equivalent of cash wages of Rs . 2 in kind is seers of paddy . For every four to ...
... called keri pan'i . For the next kind of work , poramai pan'i , of full 10 hours with lunch and coffee provided by the employer the cash wages are Rs 2 The equivalent of cash wages of Rs . 2 in kind is seers of paddy . For every four to ...
Page 79
... called nagara - nadu . The chemmi of Karinadu belonged to the Panchankadan sib but as there are no adults now in this sib , a man who was married from this sib acts as chemmi . The chemmi of nagaranadu belongs to the Choyimu ! la sib ...
... called nagara - nadu . The chemmi of Karinadu belonged to the Panchankadan sib but as there are no adults now in this sib , a man who was married from this sib acts as chemmi . The chemmi of nagaranadu belongs to the Choyimu ! la sib ...
Page 80
... called koyma ( literally ruler ) . The office of koyma survives only in a few places . Under the koyma are his assistants called chemmi ( a curruption of the word janmi which means a landlord ) . The chemmis have assistants or messengers ...
... called koyma ( literally ruler ) . The office of koyma survives only in a few places . Under the koyma are his assistants called chemmi ( a curruption of the word janmi which means a landlord ) . The chemmis have assistants or messengers ...
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