▁H indu , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁Muslim ▁Mal lah . ▁ ▁In ▁Bi har , ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁cultiv ators ▁and ▁boat men . ▁They ▁claim ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁H indu ▁god ▁N is ad h . ▁They ▁speak ▁the ▁Ang ika ▁dialect ▁of ▁Ma ith ili ▁and ▁B ho jp uri ▁dialect ▁of ▁H indi . ▁The ▁community ▁consist ▁of ▁three ▁sub - cast es , ▁the ▁D ho ar , ▁Par b att ik ur in , ▁and ▁Sem eri . ▁ ▁In ▁North ▁India , ▁the ▁Mal la ah ▁have ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁cas te ▁association , ▁the ▁Ak h il ▁B har iti ya ▁N ish ad ▁Sab ha ▁( the ▁All ▁India ▁N ish ad ▁Association ), ▁which ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁community ▁w elf are ▁association .. ▁ ▁In ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁In ▁S ind h ▁▁ ▁In ▁S ind h , ▁the ▁Mal la ah ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁boat men ▁and ▁fish er folk , ▁living ▁along ▁the ▁in lets ▁of ▁the ▁Ind us ▁delta . ▁They ▁speak ▁S ind hi , ▁and ▁are ▁close ▁associated ▁with ▁Moh ana ▁tribe . ▁ ▁The ▁Mal la ah ▁are ▁found ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁districts ▁of ▁That ta ▁and ▁Bad in , ▁and ▁most ▁are ▁largely ▁still ▁fish erm en . ▁Many ▁have ▁seen ▁their ▁traditional ▁areas ▁of ▁habit ation ▁was hed ▁away ▁by ▁the ▁sea . ▁The ▁Ind us ▁D elta ▁is ▁also ▁sil ting , ▁which ▁makes ▁cultiv ation ▁difficult . ▁An ▁important