e/Mala (caste)

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has gloss	eng: Mala or Malla (different from the family/last name Malla from Andhra) is a social group or caste mostly from Andhra Pradesh state of India. Along with Madigas they form the largest segment of what is considered to be the Dalit castes of Andhra. They are also found in the neighboring states.During Adi- Andhra movement in 1930s several Mala caste people, including few Madigas, especially from coastal Andhra called themselves as "Adi-Andhra and returned in the census with the Adi-Andhra' caste name akin to Adi-Dravida of Tamilnadu, Adi-karnataka of Karnataka, Adi-Hindu of Hyderabad state and Uttar Pradesh.
lexicalization	eng: Mala
instance of	c/Indian castes