Betta Kuruba
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The Betta Kuruba are an Indian caste. Betta means hill and Kuruba
is the caste in Kannada. Betta Kurubas means kurubas of the hills. They live in the high reaches of western ghats of south India
. They are classified under the Scheduled Tribes of India
.
Ethnically Jenu Kuruba
s and Betta Kurubas are the same. But their professions over centuries, unnoticed has brought in rift, after their contact with the civilized world.
and other forest produce. Betta Kurubas had better contacts because bamboo goods could be woven in and out of season and could be sold throughout the year. They are also elephant
trainers. They live in settlements called Hadis.They also practicing the traditional occupation of collecting the forest produce and sell it in the market.Most of them are shifted from Nagarahole National park to outer frige area.
They speak the Betta Kurumba language
, which is grouped as Dravidian (Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil).
Kuruba
Kuruba / Kuruba Gowda or Kuruma is a caste of Hindus who mainly were shepherds in the past. The community is present in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. They are known as Dhangars in Maharashtra, Kurumba / Kurumans / Kurumbar in Tamil Nadu, Kuruba Gowda or Halumatha Gowda in...
is the caste in Kannada. Betta Kurubas means kurubas of the hills. They live in the high reaches of western ghats of south India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. They are classified under the Scheduled Tribes of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Ethnically Jenu Kuruba
Jenu Kuruba
Jenu in Kannada means honey and kuruba is the caste. As the name suggesta Jenu Kurubas are honey gatherers. Like the Kadu Kurubas, Jenu kurubas are the original inhabitants of the forests of the Western Ghats , Southern India.- Origins :...
s and Betta Kurubas are the same. But their professions over centuries, unnoticed has brought in rift, after their contact with the civilized world.
Lifestyle
Betta Kurubas produce household items like baskets and sieves from the bambooBamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
and other forest produce. Betta Kurubas had better contacts because bamboo goods could be woven in and out of season and could be sold throughout the year. They are also elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
trainers. They live in settlements called Hadis.They also practicing the traditional occupation of collecting the forest produce and sell it in the market.Most of them are shifted from Nagarahole National park to outer frige area.
Subdivisions
Ane (Elephant) Kuruba, Bevina (neem tree) Kuruba, and Kolli (fire-brand) KurubaThey speak the Betta Kurumba language
Betta Kurumba language
The Betta Kurumba language is a Dravidian language related to Tamil, spoken by 32,000 people in the Nilgiri mountains and in adjoining areas in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. means “hills” in Kannada.-See also:*Kuruba*Betta Kuruba...
, which is grouped as Dravidian (Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil).