User talk:Meradeshmahan

Kodava Manepeda

All Kodavas are known by their Family names or Manepeda or Vokka Peda. All male members of the family are descendant of one individual and hence have a common Y chromosome. Individuals are not allowed to marry into the family as they are technically mothers or sisters. ^[1]

References

1. http://www.kodavamatrimony.com/Kodava%20Family%20Names.asp

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