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<p>103.255.6.101: </p> <hr /> <div>{{moresources|date=April 2019}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}<br /> The '''Manka''' are a partly [[Muslim]] and partly [[Hindu]] community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].&lt;ref name=PG1&gt;People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan &amp; M Azeez Mohideen pages 863-867&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==History and origin==<br /> The Manka are said to get their name from their profession of making ''manka'', which in the [[Gujarati language|Gujrati]] language, means the making of prayer beads. They claim to be [[Chavda Kingdom|Chavda]] [[Rajput]]s. The community is said to have come from [[Sindh]] and are now found mainly in twenty villages of Bachau and Rapar [[taluka]]s of [[Kutch District]].&lt;ref name=PG1 /&gt; Some of the Manka are found in Jam Salaya district Jamnagar in Saurashtra who are mainly in fishing and seafaring work.<br /> <br /> ==Present circumstances==<br /> <br /> The Manka speak a dialect of [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]], with substantial [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] loan words. The Manka consist of a number of clans, the main ones being the Jabayi, Chunctria, Jesra, Payana, Chavda and Sinayi. The community is split along religious lines, with the [[Bhuj]] Manka being [[Muslim]]. They resemble other [[Kutch]] [[Muslim]] communities in social, ritual and religious activity. The Manka are an endogamous community, and marriages between the clans is the norm. Land is a major economic source, and agriculture is their traditional occupation.&lt;ref name=PG1 /&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> *[[Kathi (caste)|Kathi]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Indian Muslim}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Manka (Caste)}}<br /> [[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Tribes of Kutch]]<br /> [[Category:Muslim communities of India]]<br /> [[Category:Rajput clans of Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Sindhi tribes in India]]</div>

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