Note 11 — N

Nalke.—The Nalkes or Nalakēyavas are described by Mr. H. A. Stuart11 as “a caste of mat, basket, and umbrella makers, who furnish the devil-dancers, who play such an important part in the worship of the Tulu people. They have the usual Tulu exogamous sub-divisions or balis. They are generally held to be Holeyas or Pariahs. In Canarese they are called Pānāras,”