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Originally Posted by ariel
AFAIK,
Ayda ( Ayudha) Katti is a Hindu weapon, whereas Mopla is just a variant of
Anglicised pronounciation or transliteration of Mappila, a Muslim ethnicity in virtually the same neighborhood, ie current Kerala/ Karnataka. They have significant Arab background.
Both are often described as "Coorg" swords, but the very word is also a British mispronounciation of Kodagu, reflecting the hilly topography of the area.
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Thank you Ariel
I got for my money, good
So Ayda is an Hindu weapon
Mopla is the Muslim version of the Hindu one?
and i learnt that there is no Coorg people...
In his Hindu book Elgood call this weapon sacrificial axe, is it the same stuff?