Canarese

The hymn was a Canarese translation of a Latin one used in the church, and accorded with the music perfectly.

Among the Telugu and Canarese sections, it is tied by the bridegroom himself.

The name is derived from the Canarese okkalu,103 which means cultivation or agriculture.

The marriage rites are a blend of the Canarese and Telugu types.

They speak a very corrupt form of Tamil, mixed with Canarese.