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| group = Kattunayakar<br />
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| popplace = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]{{CN|date=October 2021}}<br />
| langs = [[Dravidian languages]]<br />
| religions = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| related = <br>{{hlist| [[Dravidian people|Dravidian]] | [[Malayali|Malayali people]] | [[Tamils|Tamil people]]<br />
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'''Kattunayakar''' are a designated [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribe]] in the Indian states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |title=List of notified Scheduled Tribes |publisher=Census India |accessdate=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107225208/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |archivedate= 7 November 2013 }}</ref><br />
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The word ''Kattunayakar'' means ''the king of the jungle'' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]. The Kattunayakar are one of the earliest known inhabitants of the [[Western Ghats]], who are engaged in the collection and gathering of forest produce, mainly wild honey and wax.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9903/99030380.htm |title=Vibrant Tribal Expressions, The Hindu Newspaper, 21 March 1999 |access-date=10 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729083804/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9903/99030380.htm |archive-date=29 July 2009 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><br />
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The men wear short [[dhoti]]s and half sleeved shirts. The women attach a long single piece of cloth round their body just below the neck, leaving the shoulders and arms bare. Child marriages were common before the 1990s, but now the girls marry after attaining puberty. [[Monogamy]] is the general rule among the Kattunayakar community.<br />
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Kattunayakar believe in [[Hinduism]] and have a language, which is a mixture of all [[Dravidian languages]]. The main deity of the tribe is [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] and( jakkamma[Nayakkar])under the name of ''Bhairava''. They also worship animals, birds, trees, rock hillocks, and snakes, along with the other [[Hindu deities]].<br />
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Kattunayakar are fond of music, songs, and dancing. They are also called ''Cholanaickar'' and ''Pathinaickars''.<br />
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==Kattunayakar in Kerala==<br />
Kattunayakar 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 Kattunayakar tribe. However, the restrictions to protect native forest and wildlife have forced them to find work outside the forests. Although willing to work for very low wages, unemployment and poverty is very severe among the Kattunayakan. Another important factor for the tribe is the medicinal system and its close association with the culture. They use traditional medicines for common ailments, but they use modern medicines in an emergency. Even then they only use modern medicine after seeking consent from "God" by the chieftain or priest (generally both roles are taken by the same person), through a well-defined set of traditional rituals or ''poojas''.<br />
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[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Tamil Nadu]]</div>->GreenC bot