Ethnic groups in Kerala

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ethnic group

The Kannadigas or Kannadigaru (), often referred to as Kannada people, are a Dravidian ethnic group primarily native to the southern Indian state of Karnataka and its surrounding regions. They natively speak Kannada, which belongs to the Dravidian language family. Kannada stands among 30 of the most widely spoken languages of the world as of 2001.

Paraiyar, Parayar or Maraiyar (, formerly anglicised as Pariah and Paree) is a caste group found in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and in Sri Lanka.

Sephardic migrants to the Indian subcontinent