Some of the above names also occur as exogamous septs, or sub-divisions of other Canarese or Telugu classes, e.
Hemingway [21] that "exogamous septs, called Gattas, occur in the tribe.
Each subcaste has traditionally 36 exogamous septs, but the numbers have now increased.
The tribe have a large number of exogamous septs, which are generally totemistic or named after plants and animals.
In the northern Districts they have the usual collection of exogamous septs, usually named after villages.
They have also more than fifty exogamous septs, with names of the usual low-caste type, derived from places, animals or plants, or natural objects.
The Holeyas have, like other classes of South Canara, a number of balis (exogamous septs), and persons of the same bali cannot intermarry.
The following are examples of exogamous septs in the Telugu section:-- Akasam, sky.
The Holeyas have a large number of exogamous septs, of which the following are examples:-- Ane, elephant.
Kadle, Kalle, and Kadale meaning Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum) have been recorded as exogamous septs or gotras of Kurubas and Kurnis.
Both sections are sub-divided into a large number of exogamous septs or bedagagulu, of which the meaning, with a few exceptions, e.
Each has its bedagus (exogamous septs), and these seem to be different in the two sub-divisions.
They speak a patois of mixed Tamil and Canarese, and have a number of exogamous septs, the meaning of the names of which is not clear.
Various bamsams or exogamous septs, the names of some of which occur also as titles, exist, e.
Ungara and Ungarala, meaning rings, have been recorded as exogamous septs of Balija and Kuruba.
Thelu and Thela are recorded as exogamous septs of Padma Sale and Madiga.
Great importance is attached to gotras or exogamous septs, and it is said that the septs of the bride and bridegroom are conspicuously inscribed on the walls of a marriage house.
Pandipattu (pig catchers) and Pandikottu (pig killers) occur asexogamous septs of Odde.
The Billavas, like the Bants, have a number of exogamous septs (balis) running in the female line.
The Bants are divided into a number of balis (exogamous septs), which are traced in the female line, i.
Unlike the Maravans and Kallans, the Agamudaiyans have no exogamous septs, or kilais.
They have a large number of exogamous septs, most of which appear to have Marathi names, either taken from villages or of a titular character.
They have a large number of exogamous septs or bainks, which are named after all sorts of animals, plants and natural objects.
Each subtribe is divided into a number of exogamous septs, the names of which are identical in many cases with those of the Gonds, as Markam, Maravi, Netam, Tekam and others.
No doubt can be entertained that the Malyars are in reality Gonds, as they have a set of exogamous septs all of which belong to the Gonds, and have Gondi names.
PART I Glossary of Minor Castes and Other Articles, Synonyms, Subcastes, Titles and Names of Exogamous Septs or Clans Note.
The tribe have also a large number of exogamous septs of the totemistic type, named after plants and animals.
Exogamus septs Each subcaste has a number of exogamous septs or clans which serve as a table of affinities in regulating marriage.
They have also a number of exogamous septs of the usual titular and totemistic types, the few recognisable names being Marathi.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "exogamous septs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
