The speech and manners of Pavaiyas are said to be like those of women. I entirely disagree with this statement. Most of them have a małe voice. Their gait is that of a man because of the shape of their pelvis, but Pavaiyas try to imitate the gait of a woman, and I would say that their gait, speech, and mannerisms are a ghastly mimicry or caricature. (1945: 47)