Saora
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Saora
Synonyms: Sabara, Sahabar, Saura, Savara, Sora [Orissa] Sabar, Savar [West Bengal] Groups/subgroups: Arisi or Lombo Laniya, Arsid Saora, Bhimma, Bobbili Saora (place), Dovdiya, Jadu Savara, Jati Jara Saora, Saora [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] Arsi, Jadu, Jati, Kindal, Kumbi, Lanjia, Laura, Sudha [Orissa] Akhoti Sabar, Basu Sabar, Lodha Sabar, Mahato Sabar [West Bengal]
- Sub-divisions: (Hill Savara), Arsi, Jadu, Jati, Kapu, Kindal (basket maker), Kudumba, Kumbi (potter), Lamba Lanjia,
Luara, Luhara (occupational), Maliah (hill), Muli (occupational) Savaras of low country, Sudha (good) in Ganjam and Vizagapatam [E. Thurston] Laria, Uriya [Russell & Hiralal] Subtribes: Beudkar, Chotanagpur, Jharua, Orissa, Palli, Parira in Bengal [H.H. Risley] Surnames: Bayya, Gomana, Karji, Saora [Orissa]
- Exogamous septs/bargas: Bada, Badaiya, Bagh, Bagula, Bahra, Basantia, Bhatia, Bisi, Hathia, Jancher, Joria, Juadi,
Kachcha, Karsa, Khairaiya, Khuntia, Lodhi, Markam, Rajhans, Silgainya, Suriya Bansia, Tiparia [Russell &c Hiralal] Exogamous units/clans: Bhag, Bhopal, Bichi, Ghuria, Malik, Nag, Sonr, Surjabansi [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] "Septs: Chatanagpur, Gargarishi, Kasibak, Orissa, Saimachh, Sandilya in Bengal [H.H. Risley] Exogamous units/lineages (birinda): [Orissa]