Nambiār, also known as Nambiyār, is a sub-group of the Indian Nair caste.
Majority were jenmi landlords in the Malabar region.
[1][2] 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).
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