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BĒDAR OR BŌYA

Panchalingāla, five lingams.
Gudisa, hut.
Tōta, garden.
Lanka, island.
Bilpathri, Ægle Marmelos.
Kōdi-kandla, fowl's eyes.
Gādidhe-kandla, donkey's eyes.
Jōti, light.
Nāmāla, the Vaishnavite nāmam.
Nāgellu, plough.
Ulligadda, onions.
Jinkala, gazelle.
Dandu, army.
Kattelu, sticks or faggots.
Mēkala, goat.
Nakka, jackal.
Chevvula, ear.
Kōtala, fort.
Chāpa, mat.
Guntala, pond.
Thappata, drum.
Bellapu, jaggery.
Chīmala, ants.
Gennēru, Nerium odorum.
Pichiga, sparrows.
Uluvala, Dolichos biflorus.
Geddam, beard.
Eddula, bulls.
Cheruku, sugar-cane.
Pasupu, turmeric.
Aggi, fire.
Mirapakāya, Capsicum frutescens.
Janjapu, sacred thread.
Sankati, rāgi or millet pudding.
Jerripōthu, centipede.
Guvvala, pigeon.

Many of these septs are common to the Bōyas and other classes, as shown by the following list:—

Āvula, cow—Korava.
Boggula, charcoal—Dēvānga.
Cheruku, sugar-cane—Jōgi, Odde.
Chevvula, ear—Golla.
Chilakala, paroquet—Kāpu, Yānādi.
Chīmala, ants—Tsākala.
Chinthakāyala, tamarind fruit—Dēvānga.
Dandu, army—Kāpu.
Eddula, bulls—Kāpu.
Gandhapodi, sandal powder—a sub-division of Balija.
Geddam, beard—Padma Sālē.
Gudisa, hut—Kāpu.
Guvvala, pigeon—Mutrācha.
Jinkala, gazelle—Padma Sālē.
Kukkala, dog—Orugunta Kāpu.
Lanka, island—Kamma,
Mēkala, goat—Chenchu, Golla, Kamma, Kāpu, Togata,
Yānādi.