Marakkar
Sign in to saveThe Marakkars or Chonaka Mappila or Chonakar (; Arwi: ) are a mercantile, Tamil Muslim group inhabiting the southern coast of India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Kilai / Branches
- Marakkars of Sri Lanka
- Marakkars of Southeast Asia (Chulias)
- Before 1786
- After 1786
- Jawi Peranakan
- Marakkars of Kerala
- Religion
- Role in regional history
- Language
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
The Marakkars or Chonaka Mappila or Chonakar (; Arwi: ) are a mercantile, Tamil Muslim group inhabiting the southern coast of India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.
Today, Marakkars are found across South Asia (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maldives, Sri Lanka) and Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore). They were originally a Tamil Sunni Muslim community whom also adopted speaking Malayalam, Sinhala, Dhivehi, or Malay depending on their country of residence based on Kilai.
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