Through Mr. Hadfield’s influence with the tribe, Mr. F. Fawcett was able to examine a few members thereof, who appeared before him accompanied by their Māppilla master, at a signal from whom they ran off like hares, to attend to their work in the fields. Their most important measurements were as follows:—
| Max. | Min. | Av. | |
| Stature (cm.) | 156.6 | 150.6 | 154.5 |
| Cephalic index | 85 | 77 | 81 |
| Nasal index | 108.8 | 71.1 | 88.4 |
The Ernādans, according to these figures, are short of stature, platyrhine, with an unusually high cephalic index.
Ērrā.—See Yerra.
Ērudāndi.—See Gangeddu.
Ērudukkārān.—See Gangeddu.
Erumai (buffalo).—An exogamous sept of Toreya.
Erumān.—A sub-division of Kōlayan.
Ettarai (eight and a half).—An exogamous sept of Tamil goldsmiths.
Ēttuvītan.—Recorded, in the Travancore Census Report, 1901, as a sub-division of Nāyar.