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The '''Manka''' are a community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. There are Hindu and Muslim Mankas.<br />
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==History and origin==<br />
The Manka are said to get their name from their profession of making ''manka'', which in the [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] language means the making of prayer beads. They claim to be [[Chavda Kingdom|Chavda]] [[Rajput]]s. The community is said to have come from [[Sindh]] in modern-day Pakistan and are now found mainly in 20 villages of Bachau and Rapar [[taluka]]s of [[Kutch district|Kutch District]] in the Indian state of Gujrat. Some of the Manka are found in Jam Salaya district Jamnagar in Saurashtra who are mainly into fishing and seafaring work.<br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
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The Manka speak a dialect of [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]], with substantial [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] loan words. The Manka consist of a number of clans, the main ones being the Jabayi, Chunctria, Jesra, Payana, Chavda, Sinayi etc. The community is split along religious lines, with the [[Bhuj]] Manka being [[Muslim]]. They resemble other [[Kutch]] [[Muslim]] communities in social, ritual and religious activity. The Manka are an endogamous community, and marriages between the clans is the norm. Land is a major economic source, and agriculture is their traditional occupation.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Kathi (caste)|Kathi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Tribes of Kutch]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rajput clans of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Sindhi tribes in India]]</div>Alaratan Tripura