Kan (tribe)

Kan
  • কান
  • খলিফা
Regions with significant populations
 Bangladesh (Faridpur District Khulna District)
West Bengal (Malda division, Presidency division)
Languages
South Bangali or Rarhi (native)
Standard Bengali (mostly spoken as an L2)
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bengalis, Domba

The Kan (Bengali: কান), also known as Khalifa (Bengali: খলিফা, romanizedKhôlifa), are a Muslim community native to Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

  1. ^ Marginal Muslim Communities in India edited by M.K.A Siddiqui pages 319-329