Nambiar (Nair subcaste)
Regions with significant populations
North Kerala
Languages
Malayalam , Sanskrit
Related ethnic groups
Nairs, Bunts

Nambiār, also known as Nambiyār, is a sub-group of the Indian Nair caste. Many were jenmi landlords in the Malabar region.[1][2]

In earlier days, Nambiar women, like most women of Nair clans of North Malabar (present-day Kannur, Kasaragod, Wayanad districts) would not marry Nair men of South Malabar (present-day Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur districts).[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Younger, Paul (1993). "Hindu-Christian Worship Settings in South India". In Coward, Harold (ed.). Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Perspectives and Encounters. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 192. ISBN 978-81-208-1158-4.
  2. ^ a b British Indian Government of Madras (1891). Malabar Marriage Commission Report.
  3. ^ Miller, Eric J. (1955). "Village Structure in North Kerala". In Srinivas, M. N. (ed.). India's Villages. Bombay: Media Promoters & Publishers.
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