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  2. Tribals in Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Tribals in Kerala (known in Malayalam as the Adivasi) are the tribal population found in the Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribals of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Tribals in Kerala are officially designated as "Scheduled Tribes" for affirmative action purposes. [1]

  3. Ethnic groups in Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The population of Kerala, India is a heterogenous group that comprises many ethnic groups that originated in other parts of India as well as the world, with distinctive cultural and religious traditions. While the majority of Keralites speak the Malayalam language, various ethnic groups may speak other languages as well. [1] [2]

  4. Paniya people - Wikipedia

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    The Paniya, also known as Paniyar and Paniyan, are an ethnic group of India. They constitute the single largest Scheduled Tribe in Kerala and are mainly found in the Wayanad District and the neighbouring areas of Karnataka. They primarily inhabit villages around edge of forestland in Kerala's Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Malappuram districts

  5. Kattunayakan - Wikipedia

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    Kattunayakan are one of the five ancient tribal groups in Kerala. They live very much in tune with nature. Hunting and collecting forest produce are the two main means of living for the Kattunayakan tribe. However, the restrictions to protect native forest and wildlife have forced them to find work outside the forests.

  6. List of Scheduled Castes in Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Below a list of Scheduled Caste communities and their population according to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment Act) 1976 and as amended by the Constitution (Scheduled castes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 61 of 2002) vide Part VIII- Kerala- Schedule I notified in the Gazette of India, dated 18 December 2002) and (As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled ...

  7. Aranadan people - Wikipedia

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    The Aranadan are Adivasi, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian state of Kerala. [2] They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life has been based on hunting and gathering . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]

  8. Cholanaikkan - Wikipedia

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    The Cholanaikkans are an ethnic group or indigenous community from India. They primarily inhabit the southern Kerala State, especially Silent Valley National Park, and are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes of the region. The Cholanaikkans speak the Cholanaikkan language, which belongs to the Dravidian family.

  9. Ezhava - Wikipedia

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    Related ethnic groups Billava , Sinhalese [ citation needed ] The Ezhavas, also known as Thiyya or Tiyyar in the Malabar region , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala , where in the 2010s they constituted about 23% of the population and were reported to be the largest Hindu community.