Pentia
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Pentia
Synonyms: Holva, Penthia [Orissa] Halaba, Halba in South India, Holuva, Holwa [E. Thurston] Groups/subgroups: Bodo (big), Sanno (little) [£. Thurston] Titles: Nayako [E. Thurston] Surnames: Chalan, Dalai, Holva, Majhi, Nayak, Patra, Pentia, Prodani, Pujari, Randharu [Orissa] Exogamous units/clans: Bagha (tiger), Dhanogundia (a kind of paddy), Kachopa, Kama (the great warrior in the epic—Mahabharatha), Makara (monkey), Naga, Sonakeria (vulture), Surya (Sun) [Orissa]
- Septs: Bhag (tiger), Kurum, Kurum (tortoise), Nag (cobra), Surya (Sun) [E. Thurston]
