Chikka (small). — A sub-division of Kurni.
Chikkudu (Dolichos Lablab), — An exogamous sept of Mūka Dora.
Chilakala (paroquet). — An exogamous sept of Bōya, Kāpu and Yānādi.
Chilla(Strychnos petatorum : clearing-nut tree). — An exogamous sept of Kuruba, and sub-division of Tōttiyan.
Chīmala (ant). — An exogamous sept of Bōya and Tsākala.
Chimpiga (tailor). — Recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as a Lingāyat sub-caste of Rangāri. In the Mysore Census Report, 1901, Darjis are classified as follows: — " (1) Darji, Chippiga, or Namdev; (2) Rangāre." The first three, known by the collective name of Darji, are professional tailors, while the Rangāres are also dyers and calico printers.
Chimpiri (rags). — An exogamous sept of Bōya.
Chinērigādu.-A class of mendicants connected with the Padma Sālēs. (See Dēvānga.)
Chinda.— Recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as a small caste of Oriya cultivators in Ganjam and Vizagapatam.
Chinese-Tamil Cross. — Halting in the course of an anthropological expedition on the western side of the Nīlgiri plateau, I came across a small settlement of Chinese, who have squatted for some time on the slopes of the hills between Naduvatam and Gudalūr and developed, as the result of alliances with Tamil Pariah women, into a colony, earning a modest livelihood by cultivating vegetables and coffee.
The original Chinese who arrived on the Nīlgiris were convicts from the Straits Settlement, where there was no sufficient prison accommodation, who were confined
