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Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 4 of 7

Note 57 — K (Continued) (continued 3)

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The Kādu, or wild Kurumbas of Mysore are divided into “(a) Betta or hill Kurumbas, with sub-divisions called Ānē (elephant), Bevina (nīm tree: Melia Azadirachta), and Kolli (fire-brand)—a small and active race, capable of great fatigue, who are expert woodmen; (b) Jēnu or honey Kurumbas, said to be a darker and inferior race, who employ themselves in collecting honey and bees-wax.”57

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