1) Primitive people of Ceylon 2) Sri Lankan aborigine
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people of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) who were that island`s aboriginal inhabitants prior to the 6th century . They adopted Sinhala and now no longer speak ... [2 related articles]
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Member of any of the aboriginal peoples of Sri Lanka, who occupied the island before the arrival of the Aryans about 550 BC. Formerly cave-dwelling hunter-gatherers, they have now almost died...
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The Vedda are an aboriginal peoples of Sri Lanka, who occupied the island before the arrival of the Aryans about 550 BC. Of Caucasoid stock, they are dark-brown, wavy-haired, long-limbed, long-headed, short in height. They consisted of forest Veddas, who still preserving the primitive culture until the early part of the 20th century; village Veddas...
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Member of any of the aboriginal peoples of Sri Lanka, who occupied the island before the arrival of the Aryans about 550 BC. Formerly cave-dwelling hunter-gatherers, they have now almost died out or merged with the dominant Sinhalese and Tamil populations. They speak a Sinhalese language, belonging to the Indo-European family. They live...
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