Amant/Amat
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Amant/Amat
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Synonyms: Ghee Bhaha, Sagaha [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Axnanat, Amaut, Amut [Orissa] Groups/subgroups: Ghee Bhaha, Sagaha [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
- Subcastes (pangat): Bahiot, Gharbait [H.H. Risley]
Titles: GhiBihar and/or Jharkhand, Khawas, Saghar [H.H. Risley] Surnames: Amet, Rai, Raut [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Dalai, Dehuri, Mallik, Naik [Orissa] Exogamous units/clans: Bagha (tiger), Haldi Basant (a kind of bird), Madia (fish), Nagesia (serpent), Sal (a kind of tree) [Orissa] Gotra: Kashyap, Musuk, Parasar, Sandilya, Vyas [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Exogamous units/lineages (khandan, vans): [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
