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KOTAS (Kotar, Koter, Kohatur, Gauhatar) , an aboriginal tribe of the Nilgiri hills, India
people
caste among themselves, but are divided into keris (streets), and a man must marry outside his keri. Their villages (of which there are seven) are large, averaging from thirty to sixty huts. They are agriculturists and herdsmen, and the only one of the hill tribes who practise industrial arts, being excellent as carpenters, smiths, tanners and basket
work
Todas
tribute . They worship ideal gods, which are not represented by any images. Their language is an old and rude dialect of Kanarese
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