Together these varnas encompass hundreds of smaller groups called jatis at the local level.
这些 varnas 一起包含数百个在地方级别称为 jatis 的较小团体。
英语百科
Jāti
(重定向自Jatis)
Jāti (in Devanagari: जाति, Telugu:జాతి, Kannada:ಜಾತಿ, Malayalam: ജാതി, Tamil:ஜாதி, literally "birth") is
a group of clans, tribes, communities and sub-communities, and religions in India. Each jāti typically has an association with a traditional job function or tribe. Religious beliefs (e.g. Sri Vaishnavism or Veera Shaivism) or linguistic groupings may define some jatis.