136 CANARESE NAMES. 



huts, on the estate, and but rarely leave it. These 

 enjoy certain privileges, and are much more orderly and 

 provident in their habits. The men wear the combley, 

 a brown cotton plaid with a dark border, gracefully 

 slung, Hindu fashion, over the right shoulder and 

 round the waist, fastened by a broad belt, often holding 

 a knife or a small axe ; on their head they tie a bright- 

 coloured handkerchief, with one end hanging down 

 behind the ear. The women dress in the sari, a long 

 cotton cloth, generally blue, wound round their figure 

 down to the knee and over the right shoulder, one end 

 thrown over the head, and generally they wear a tight- 

 fitting short bodice underneath, leaving neck and arms 

 bare. They are very fond of flowers, especially the 

 marigold, which both men and women like to put in 

 their hair instead of a handkerchief. (Plate XVI.) 



Canarese names have a pleasant sound, as the 

 following, picked up at hap-hazard, will show : — 



MEN. WOMEN. 



Poota. Hoochi. 



Kala. Kali. 



Chena. Mari. 



Runga. Gungi. 



Pudama. Ningi. 



Byra. Bori. 



Rama. Siddi. 



