Hakkipikki
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| languages = Vaagri Booli
| religions = Hinduism
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| population = 11,892
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| region1 = Karnataka
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The Hakkipikki is a major tribal community currently found mostly in Karnataka, India, in the Shivamogga, Davanagere and Mysuru districts. They are also known as Haranashikari, Pashi pardhi, Adavichencher and Shikari. The word Hakkipikki literally means In Kannada, the word "Hakki" means "bird," and "Pikki" refers to the verb "to catch." Thus, the community is traditionally known as the "bird catchers," reflecting their traditional occupation. The community speaks an indo-aryan language called 'Vaagri'{{Cite web|author=|url=https://www.sppel.org/hakkipikkidoc.aspx|title=HAKKIPIKKI DOCUMENTATION|publisher=Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages, Government of India}} or 'Vaagribooli', which is similar to the Gujarati language.
History
Research studies have found that they are kshatriyas, or warrior communities who share an ancestral relationship with the legendary Rana Pratap, King of Mewar. After the defeat of Rana Pratap, the community dispersed throughout India. The Hakkipikki community migrated from Northern India and are native to Gujarat and Rajasthan, having migrated south through Andhra Pradesh before settling in Karnataka long ago.{{cite journal |journal= Indian Journal of Research in Anthropolog|last1= Patil|first1= Ashok|last2= Prabhakar|first2= Jai|last3= Mali|first3= Siddappa|date= 3 April 2024| title= Gory and Ghoulish Practice among Hakki-Pikki Tribal Community of Karnataka: Offering Animals to the Gods and Spirits|url=https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/api/file/viewByFileId/2023858|publisher=Index Copernicus International|page= 35}}{{Cite web|author=|url=https://sanchika.ciil.org/communities/65d6d25c-3218-4398-affe-64c84acf6473|title=Hakkipikki/Pardhi|publisher=Central Institute of Indian Languages, Government of India}}
Social structure
The Hakkipikki follow a matriachical social structure and practice endogamy and monogamy. During marriages, the cost of weddings is borne by the groom and his family, and they also have to pay dowry to the bride's people.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=28 May 2018|title=Documentary Name-Place-Animal-Thing introduces Karnataka's Hakki Pikki tribe and its oddly named people|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/documentary-nameplaceanimalthing-introduces-karnatakas-hakki-pikki-tribe-and-its-oddly-named-people-4480917.html|newspaper=Firstpost|access-date= 4 September 2024}}
References
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Category:Scheduled Tribes of India
Category:Social groups of Karnataka
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