tɹɐdˈɪʃənz ænd ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃənz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ðˌɛm, ænd ðɛɹ bᵻlˈiːf ɪnðə mˈɪθɪkəl ɹˈoʊlz ɐsˈaɪnd tə tʃˈɪtɹɐɡˌʊptə, ðɛɹ pɹoʊdʒˈɛnɪɾɚ, pˈɑːɹtli səpˈoːɹt ðɪs klˈeɪm.
Traditions and occupations associated with them, and their belief in the mythical roles assigned to Chitragupta, their progenitor, partly support this claim.