Karāva (English spelling)

Japanese: Karāva(英語表記)Karava
Karāva (English spelling)

…Unlike India, the Sinhalese caste system does not have Brahmins, and the Goyigama, an agricultural caste, occupies the top position. The next highest castes, the Karāva, a fishing caste, and the Salāgama, who collect cinnamon bark, are people who migrated from the Malabar coast of South India after the 13th century. Today, there are almost no caste restrictions other than intermarriage. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Karāva" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インドと異なり,シンハラ社会のカースト制ではバラモンがなく,農耕カーストのゴイガマGoyigamaが最上位を占める。次に位置する漁業カーストのカラーワKarāvaとニッケイの樹皮を採取するサラーガマSalāgamaとは,13世紀以降に南インドのマラバル海岸から移住してきた人たちである。現在では,通婚以外のカースト規制はほとんどみられない。…

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