Prevalence of Variant Endonyms & Preference of a Single Exonym (The Case Study of ‘Kurru’ & Their Indigenous Speech, ‘Kurru Vaaththaa’)

Dr. C. Maheswaran

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Prevalence of Variant Endonyms & Preference of a Single Exonym (The Case Study of ‘Kurru’ & Their Indigenous Speech, ‘Kurru Vaaththaa’)

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Dr. C. Maheswaran

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Dr. C. Maheswaran "Prevalence of Variant Endonyms & Preference of a Single Exonym (The Case Study of ‘Kurru’ & Their Indigenous Speech, ‘Kurru Vaaththaa’)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-6, December 2023, pp.463-467, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd61203.pdf

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Abstract :
‘Ethnonymy’, the process of naming the ethnoses, encompasses both the aspects of ‘ethnonym’, viz., the ‘exonym’ (i.e., the call name addressed by the ‘outsiders’ towards other communities) and the ‘endonym’ (i.e., the self-claiming name preferred by the ‘insiders’ of ethnic communities). Of these, usually the former is ‘multiple’ in existence and the latter is ‘single’ in occurrence. The ‘Kurru’, on indigenous ethnos under focus, is identified to possess multiple exonyms, namely, ‘Malakkuravan’, ‘Kuravan / Siddhanar’, ‘Koravar’ (with 26 subgroups), ‘Yerukala / Yerukula’ & ‘Koraga’ in Tamil Nadu; ‘Malakkuravan’, ‘Kuravan/Siddhanar’, ‘Koravar’, ‘Koraga’ & ‘Kakkalan’ in Kerala; Yerukala / Yerukula’ in Andhra Pradesh and Telengana; ‘Koraga’, ‘Korama’ & ‘Koracha’ in Karnataka; ‘Korvi’, ‘Paamloar Korvi’ & ‘Kulu / Kaikedi’ in Maharashtra; ‘Keer’ in Rajasthan; ‘Korava’ in Chhattishgarh and ‘Korwa’ in Jharkhand.

Keywords :
Ethnonymy – Ethnonym – Exonym – Endonym – Kurru / Kundru / Kunru - Kurru Vaaththaa – Kurinji Landscape – Socio – cultural & Socio – political Pressures

Publication Details:

Unique Identification Number : IJTSRD61203

Published In : Volume-7 | Issue-6, December 2023

Page Number(s) : 463-467

Publisher Name : IJTSRD | www.ijtsrd.com | E-ISSN 2456-6470

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