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{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Hakkipikki
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| languages = [[Vaagri Booli language|Vaagri Booli]]
| religions = [[File:Aum Om black.svg|16px]] [[Hinduism]]
| related_groups =
| image =
| image_caption =
| population = 11,892
| popplace = {{flag|India}}
| total_ref = <ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables|title=A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix)|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
| region1 = [[Karnataka]]
| pop1 = 11,892
| region2 =
| pop2 =
}}

The '''Hakkipikki''' is a major tribal community currently found mostly in [[Karnataka]], India, in the [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]], [[Davanagere district|Davanagere]] and [[Mysore district|Mysore]] districts. They are also known as Haranashikari, Pashi Pardhi, Adavichencher and Shikari. In [[Kannada]], the word "Hakki" means "bird," and "Pikki" refers to the verb "to catch." Thus, the community is traditionally known as the "bird catchers," reflecting their traditional occupation. The community speaks an [[Indo-Aryan language]] called 'Vaagri'<ref name="SPPEL">{{Cite web|author=|url=https://www.sppel.org/hakkipikkidoc.aspx|title=HAKKIPIKKI DOCUMENTATION|publisher=Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages, Government of India}}</ref> or '[[Vaagri Booli language|Vaagribooli]]', which is similar to the [[Gujarati language]].<ref name="ICI"/>

==History==
Research studies have found that they are kshatriyas, or warrior communities who share an ancestral relationship with the legendary [[Rana Pratap]], King of Mewar. After the death of Rana Pratap, the community dispersed throughout India. The Hakkipikki community migrated from Northern India and are native to [[Gujarat]] and [[Rajasthan]], having migrated south through Andhra Pradesh before settling in Karnataka long ago.<ref name="ICI">{{cite journal |journal= Indian Journal of Research in Anthropolog|last1= Patil|first1= Ashok|last2= Prabhakar|first2= Jai|last3= Mali|first3= Siddappa|date= 3 April 2024| title= Gory and Ghoulish Practice among Hakki-Pikki Tribal Community of Karnataka: Offering Animals to the Gods and Spirits|url=https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/api/file/viewByFileId/2023858|publisher=Index Copernicus International|page= 35}}</ref><ref name="CIIL">{{Cite web|author=|url=https://sanchika.ciil.org/communities/65d6d25c-3218-4398-affe-64c84acf6473|title=Hakkipikki/Pardhi|publisher=Central Institute of Indian Languages, Government of India}}</ref>

==Social structure==
The Hakkipikki follow a matriachical social structure and practice [[endogamy]] and [[monogamy]].<ref name="ICI"/> During marriages, the cost of weddings is borne by the groom and his family, and they also have to pay [[dowry]] to the bride's people.<ref name="Firstpost">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=28 May 2018|title=Documentary Name-Place-Animal-Thing introduces Karnataka's Hakki Pikki tribe and its oddly named people|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/documentary-nameplaceanimalthing-introduces-karnatakas-hakki-pikki-tribe-and-its-oddly-named-people-4480917.html|newspaper=Firstpost|access-date= 4 September 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Society of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Adivasi people]]

Hakkipikki - Revision history

Startupoffices at 06:28, 5 May 2026