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The '''Gametia''' are a sub-division of the Bhil community indigenous to & found in the current state of [[Rajasthan]] in [[India]]. They are known variously as Gamet or Gametia. <ref> People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part One edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 155 to 158 Popular Prakashan</ref> | The '''Gametia''' are a sub-division of the Bhil community indigenous to & found in the current state of [[Rajasthan]] in [[India]]. They are known variously as Gamet or Gametia. <ref> People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part One edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 155 to 158 Popular Prakashan</ref> | ||
The word Gametia literally means a village dweller in [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]]. They are said to have acquired the name | The word Gametia literally means a village dweller in [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]]. They are said to have acquired the name because they gave up their original nomadic existence and settled as agricultural labourers. The Gametia are the largest sub-division of the Bhil of [[Rajasthan]], and are found in the districts of [[Chittorgarh District|Chittorgarh]], [[Bhilwara District|Bhilwara]] and [[Udaipur District|Udaipur]]. They now speak the [[Mewari language|Mewari]] dialect.<ref> People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part One edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 155 to 158 Popular Prakashan</ref> | ||
The Gametia are a landless community, often working in stone quarries. However, the majority of the Gametia are still landless agricultural labourers. They are [[Hindu]] and worship ancestral local deities such as Bheru. {{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} | The Gametia are a landless community, often working in stone quarries. However, the majority of the Gametia are still landless agricultural labourers. They are [[Hindu]] and worship ancestral local deities such as Bheru. {{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} | ||
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The Gametia are a sub-division of the Bhil community indigenous to & found in the current state of Rajasthan in India. They are known variously as Gamet or Gametia. [1]
The word Gametia literally means a village dweller in Rajasthani. They are said to have acquired the name because they gave up their original nomadic existence and settled as agricultural labourers. The Gametia are the largest sub-division of the Bhil of Rajasthan, and are found in the districts of Chittorgarh, Bhilwara and Udaipur. They now speak the Mewari dialect.[2]
The Gametia are a landless community, often working in stone quarries. However, the majority of the Gametia are still landless agricultural labourers. They are Hindu and worship ancestral local deities such as Bheru. [citation needed]
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Like other Bhil groups, they are endogamous. They have a greater level of distance from assimilation by Brahminical Sanskritisation.