Nambiar (Nair subcaste)
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| North Kerala | |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam, Sanskrit | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nair, Nayanar, Samantha Nair |
Nambiār, also known as Nambiyār, is a sub-group of the Indian Nair caste. Majority were jenmi landlords in the Malabar region.
The Nambiars are known to own huge lands and abundance of wealth which is kept within the families and passed on to the next generations.
In earlier days, Nambiar women, like most women of Nair clans of North Malabar (present-day Kannur, Kasaragod, Wayanad districts) would not marry Nair men of South Malabar (present-day Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur districts).