Kudumbi

Kudumbi
ClassificationFarmers, cultivators
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesKonkani, Malayalam
Populated statesKerala
EthnicityKunbis of Goa

The Kudumbi, also referred to as the Kunubis, the Kurumbi, or the Kunbi, are traditionally a Konkani-speaking farming community residing in Kerala, India. They are a branch of the kudumban/kudumbiyar(Devendra Kula velalar) of Tamilnadu. [1][2]

  1. ^ Loes Ch. Schenk-Sandbergen (1988). Poverty and survival: Kudumbi female domestic servants and their households in Alleppey, Kerala. Manohar Publications. p. 37. ISBN 9788185054551.
  2. ^ Georges Kristoffel Lieten; Olga Nieuwenhuys; Loes Ch. Schenk-Sandbergen; Werkgemeenschap Zuid-Azië (1989). Women, migrants, and tribals: survival strategies in Asia. Manohar Publications. p. 124. ISBN 9788185054773.