Kaikadi people

For language of Kaikadi ethnic group, see Kaikadi language.

The Kaikadi[1][2] are a community in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Their name is derived from kai (meaning "hand") and kade (meaning "basket"), while the community derives its name from kai (a stand-in for a name) and kadi (a type of twig). Traditionally, they were nomadic, mainly wandering in the Vidarbha region of the state, but most have now settled down. They speak Kaikadi, a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil with significant Indo-Aryan admixture.[3] They practice the puberty function like other Tamil communities.[clarification needed][citation needed]

  1. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh; Bhanu, B. V.; India, Anthropological Survey of (2004). Maharashtra (Page_1364). Popular Prakashan. p. 1364. ISBN 978-81-7991-101-3.
  2. ^ Devi, Dr V. Vasanthi (2021-05-03). A Crusade for Social Justice: P.S.Krishnan : Bending Governence Towards The Deprived. South Vision Books. p. 155.
  3. ^ Mhaiske, Vinod M.; Patil, Vinayak K.; Narkhede, S. S. (2016-01-01). Forest Tribology And Anthropology (Page_185). Scientific Publishers. p. 185. ISBN 978-93-86102-08-9. Kaikadi This is a Dravidian language spoken by the Kaikadi tribes in some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. 148. Kakborok (Tripuri, Tripura, Kokborok) Kakborak is a Baric language ...