The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... sister Father's brother's child ( Male ) Father's sister's U : me Ma : mi Brother's Marumakan ( M ) child ( w.s. ) Marumakal ( F ) Ayyan / Aniyan Father's Ma : man ( Female ) Achi sister's child child Eld . Ayyan ( M ) Achi ( F ) ...
... sister Father's brother's child ( Male ) Father's sister's U : me Ma : mi Brother's Marumakan ( M ) child ( w.s. ) Marumakal ( F ) Ayyan / Aniyan Father's Ma : man ( Female ) Achi sister's child child Eld . Ayyan ( M ) Achi ( F ) ...
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... Sister's Bava / An'n ' an Wife's brother Ha : va ( Al'iyan ) husband ( w.s ) Annan Wife's eld , brother's Sister's Al ' iyan wife Achi / Myttuni husband ( m . s . ) Son's wife's father Karnapad Husband's Annan / sister's Muttannan ...
... Sister's Bava / An'n ' an Wife's brother Ha : va ( Al'iyan ) husband ( w.s ) Annan Wife's eld , brother's Sister's Al ' iyan wife Achi / Myttuni husband ( m . s . ) Son's wife's father Karnapad Husband's Annan / sister's Muttannan ...
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... Sister's husbands are also seldom referred to or addressed by name . The elder sister's husband is addressed as aliyan or bava or annan and the younger sister's husband as moť ť attina ur ' a : l'an ( the girl's husband ) and when he ...
... Sister's husbands are also seldom referred to or addressed by name . The elder sister's husband is addressed as aliyan or bava or annan and the younger sister's husband as moť ť attina ur ' a : l'an ( the girl's husband ) and when he ...
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able addressed agricultural ankam annual asked attali became become beginning better boys brother called castes century ceremony chemmi child Christian clear cloth coffee communities continued dance dead death deities early elders employers evil farm farmers father field four friends girl give given goddess gods Government hand head Hindu husband important India interest Kerala Kottayam Kurichiyas labour land later leaves less living look Malayalam marriage master means month mother Muslim Nanjan Nayar offerings paddy paid Paniyas party persons placed plains plantain police pollution present reference region rice ritual round rule serf shades shaman sister's slavery slaves songs spirit stop story temple trees tribal tribes usually wages wife woman women workers worship Wynad young