The Marakkars or Sonaka Mappila or Sonakar (Tamil: சோனகர், romanized: Cōṉakar; Arwi: چٗونَكَرْ) are a mercantile, panethnic group inhabiting the Coromandel and Malabar coasts of India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Similar to the Muslims of Kerala on the western side of Historic Tamilakam, known as Jonaka Mappilla in olden times, Tamil-speaking Shafi’i Muslims were collectively known by it's Tamilized version: Sonaha Mappilla, or Sonahar, in the annals of history.
The Marakkars or Sonaka Mappila or Sonakar (Tamil: சோனகர், romanized: Cōṉakar; Arwi: چٗونَكَرْ) are a mercantile, panethnic group inhabiting the Coromandel and Malabar coasts of India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Similar to the Muslims of Kerala on the western side of Historic Tamilakam, known as Jonaka Mappilla in olden times, Tamil-speaking Shafi’i Muslims were collectively known by it's Tamilized version: Sonaha Mappilla, or Sonahar, in the annals of history.
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