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- proper noun A Dravidian
language spoken primarily in the Nilgri Hills of southernIndia . - proper noun The
indigenous people of the Nilgri Hills of southern India.
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Examples
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At a Badaga funeral witnessed by the Rev.A. C. Clayton the buffalo calf was led thrice round the bier, and the dead mans hand was laid on its head.
Chapter 55. The Transference of Evil. § 2. The Transference to Animals 1922
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At a Badaga funeral witnessed by the Rev.A. C. Clayton the buffalo calf was led thrice round the bier, and the dead man's hand was laid on its head.
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There an elder of the tribe, standing at the head of the corpse, recites or chants a long list of sins such as any Badaga may commit, and the people repeat the last word of each line after him.
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There an elder of the tribe, standing at the head of the corpse, recites or chants a long list of sins such as any Badaga may commit, and the people repeat the last word of each line after him.
Chapter 55. The Transference of Evil. § 2. The Transference to Animals 1922
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There an elder of the tribe, standing at the head of the corpse, recites or chants a long list of sins such as any Badaga may commit, and the people repeat the last word of each line after him.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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A. a Badaga funeral witnessed by the Rev.A. C. C.ayton the buffalo calf was led thrice round the bier, and the dead man's hand was laid on its head.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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Badaga tribes from Ooty and dancers from Barmer district of Rajasthan also performed at the festival.
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He comes from Badaga community, similar to Maori community.
NZ On Screen 2010
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The petitioner sought a direction to official authorities to ensure that the panchayatdars do not excommunicate members of the Badaga community and protect the rights of women members of the community from harassment at the instance of panchayatdars by giving them equal treatment and protection from oppression.
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Badaga tribes from Ooty and dancers from Barmer district of Rajasthan also performed at the festival.
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