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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)

PART I
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A section of Ganda and Rawat (Ahir).
_Mahur_ .-- (Poison.) A subcaste of Sunars in Chhindwara.
_Mahure, Mahuria_ .-- (From Mahur, a town in Hyderabad.) Subcaste of Barhai and Dhangar.
_Mai_ .-- (Mother.) A division of the Kabirpanthi sect.
_Maichhor_ .-- A small clan of Rajputs.

Perhaps from Maichuri in Jaipur.
_Mailwar_ .-- (Dirty.) A group of Sunars in Raipur.
_Maina_ .-- Synonym of Mina.
_Mair_ .-- A subcaste of Sunar named after Mair, their original ancestor, who melted down a golden demon.
_Maithil_ .-- One of the five divisions of Panch Gaur Brahmans inhabiting the province of Maithil or Bihar and Tirhut.
_Majarewar_ .-- A territorial section of Binjhwar (from Majare in Balaghat).
_Majhi_ .-- (A village headman.) Title of Bhatra.
_Majhia_ .-- Synonym of Majhwar.
_Majhli_ .-- (Middle.) Subcaste of Rautia.
_Makaria_ .-- (From _makad_, monkey.) A subcaste of Kamar, so called because they eat monkeys.
_Makhia_ .-- Subcaste of Mehtar.
_Malaiya_ .-- An immigrant from Malwa.

Subcaste of Chhipa.
_Male_, _Maler_ .-- Synonyms of Mal.
_Malha_ .-- A boatman.

Synonym of Mallah.
_Malhar_ .-- Subcaste of Koli.
_Mali_ .-- (A caste.) A section of Kalar.
_Mal-Paharia_ .-- Synonym of Mal.
_Malvi_, _Malwi_ .-- (From _Malwa_.) A subdivision of Brahmans in Hoshangabad and Betul.

A subcaste of Ahir, Barhai, Darzi, Dhobi, Gadaria, Kalar, Koshti, Kumhar, Nai and Sunar.
_Malyar._ [465]--A small and curious caste of workers in gold and silver in Bastar State.


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