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Chettiar

subcaste of baniya community from South India
Intangible ethnic_group Q5094202
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Summary

Chettiar is an ethnic group[1]. Chettiar draws 1,374 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic group category, ranking #467 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: caste[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chettiar[4]
  • Described by source: Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Chetti[5]
  • Native label: செட்டியார்[6], ചെട്ടിയാർ[7]

Why It Matters

Chettiar has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] Chettiar is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Bischrob · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Chetti
    Sociomap id → SM252783
    Topic's main category → Category:Chettiar
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'hi', 'ko', 'ml', 'my', 'ru', 'sv', 'ta', 'te', 'ur']
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sociomap id: SM252783, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290636|batch #290636]]"
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