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KOYA 88.1 FM is a Community radio station, owned and operated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Licensed to Rosebud, South Dakota, the station serves the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
Koyas are a subdivision of Malabar Muslims ( Mappila). They are mostly concentrated in and around the Thekkepuram sector of the city of Kozhikode. Koyas are also found on the islands of Lakshadweep as well as in other parts of South Malabar. Koyas make up more than half of the population in the Lakshadweep islands olden days, and they followed maternal kinship ("Marumakathayam").
Koya is both an Indian surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Sidiq Koya (1924–1993), Fijian-Indian politician and opposition leader
- C. H. Mohammed Koya (1927–1983), Indian politician and Chief Minister of Kerala
- P. P. Ummer Koya (1922–2000), Indian politician
- P. Pookunhi Koya (born 1949), Indian politician
Given name:
- Koya Nishikawa (born 1942), Japanese politician
- Koya Shimizu (born 1982), Japanese footballer
Category:Japanese masculine given names
Koya a scheduled tribal community habituated southern part of India. Koyas are commonly referred to as Koi, Koyalu, Koyollu, KoyaDoralu, Dorala Sattam, etc. Koya tribes can be further divided into Koya, Doli Koya, Gutta Koya or Gotti Koya, Kammara Koya, Musara Koya, Oddi Koya, Pattidi Koya, Rasha Koya, Lingadhari Koya (ordinary),Kottu Koya,Bhine Koya,.Raja Koya, etc. Koyas call themselves "Koitur" in their dialect. Koyas speaks Koya language, also known as koya basha, and is a member of the Dravidian language family.