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The document describes the Marakkayar community of Southern India. It provides background on their origins as immigrants from Arabia who arrived by boat and took their name from the Arabic word for boat. It outlines that they are a Tamil-speaking Muslim tribe of mixed Hindu and Muslim heritage who work primarily as traders, especially in coastal areas. The document also notes differences between pure-blooded Muslims and those of mixed descent in the community, as well as differences between the Marakkayars

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chiraki

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EN