ðeɪ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd ðɛmsˈɛlvz æz ɐ də fˈæktoʊ vˈɑːɹnə ðæt ɚɹˈoʊz tə kˈiːp ɹˈɛkɚdz ʌvðə fˈoːɹ vˈɑːɹnəz ðæt kˈeɪm bᵻfˈoːɹ ðˌɛm.
They regard themselves as a de facto varna that arose to keep records of the four varnas that came before them.