Tiyyar information

Thiyyar
Total population
	c. 3.6 million
Regions with significant populations
	North Malabar
Languages
	Malayalam
Religion
	Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
	Ezhava, Mukkuvar

Thiyya or Tiyyar (Sanskrit: Divper; Portuguese: Tiveri)^{[citation needed]} is a caste found mostly in the North Malabar region of Kerala.^[1]^[2] They speak Malayalam but also have a local dialect known as Thiyya, named after their own community.^[3] They are closely related to the Ezhavas of South Kerala, with similar history, culture and customs.^[4]^[5] In the past, they had minor states called Mannanar dynasty and Kattan dynasty. There were also warriors called Chekavar belongs to Thiyyar caste in the medieval period. During the British raj , British Indian Army also had a separate regiment formed out of Thiyyar caste people called the Thiyyar Regiment. Thiyya are classified as Other Backward Class (OBC) by the Government of India as per the caste census.^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/15/12/evad225/7469372
^ Velacherry, Joseph (1993). Social Impact of Mass Media in Kerala. CISRS, Bangalore. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7214-064-9.
^ Kumar, Rajesh; Prakash, Om (2018-11-30). Language, Identity and Contemporary Society. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-5275-2267-1.
^ https://www.academia.edu/28556150/Differece_as_Discourse_A_Study_of_Malabar_Thiyyas_and_Thiruvithamkoor_Ezhavas_during_19th_and_20th_Centuries_pdf
^ William, Logan (1887). Malabar Manual. Superintendent, Government Press (Madras).
^ "Caste Reservations in Kerala". Government of India.
^ "Tamil Nadu government gives Backward Class status to Thiyya and Ezhava communities". New Indian Express. 2020.
^ https://kochipost.com/2019/08/29/the-thiyyas-of-malabar-in-search-of-a-new-identity/

[1] ttps://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/15/12/evad225/7469372

[2] Velacherry, Joseph (1993). Social Impact of Mass Media in Kerala. CISRS, Bangalore. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7214-064-9.

[3] Kumar, Rajesh; Prakash, Om (2018-11-30). Language, Identity and Contemporary Society. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-5275-2267-1.

[4] ttps://www.academia.edu/28556150/Differece_as_Discourse_A_Study_of_Malabar_Thiyyas_and_Thiruvithamkoor_Ezhavas_during_19th_and_20th_Centuries_pdf

[123ff-5] William, Logan (1887). Malabar Manual. Superintendent, Government Press (Madras).

[6] "Caste Reservations in Kerala". Government of India.

[7] "Tamil Nadu government gives Backward Class status to Thiyya and Ezhava communities". New Indian Express. 2020.

[8] ttps://kochipost.com/2019/08/29/the-thiyyas-of-malabar-in-search-of-a-new-identity/

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Total population

c. 3.6 million
Regions with significant populations
North Malabar
Languages
Malayalam
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Ezhava, Mukkuvar