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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shaminda peiris" data-source="post: 23935558" data-attributes="member: 500621">There are still differences between the caste structures of the highlands and those of the low country, although some service groups were common to both in ancient Sri Lanka. The southwestern coast has three other castes (the Salagama, the Durava and the Karava) in addition to the majority Govigama, which is common throughout the region. Some of these castes' ancestors are believed to have migrated from Southern India, and have become important in the Sinhalese social system. The first-century BC Anuradhpura Abayagiri inscription referring to a Karava navika may be the first reference to a specialized occupationඔය තියෙන්නේ කරාව උන්ගේ හිස්ට්‍රි එක.උඹලා වගේ සුද්දට දීපු උන් නෙමේ කරාවේ උන්.</blockquote>

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