Muslim communities of Kerala

muslim community

The Marakkars or Chonaka Mappila or Chonakar (; Arwi: ) are a mercantile, Tamil Muslim group inhabiting the southern coast of India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.

The Thangals (also spelled Tangals) are a social group among the Muslims of Kerala, south India. The Thangals are often regarded as roughly equivalent to the more general Sayyids or Sharifs, or descendants of Muhammad, of the wider Islamic culture. Most members of the community practice endogamy and rarely marry outside their community.