Sinhalese people
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sinhalese-people-161-5986426
title:
Sinhalese people
text:
The Sinhalese people, also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more than 15.2 million. The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan language. Sinhalese people are predominantly Theravada Buddhists, although a significant minority of Sinhalese follow branches of Christianity and other religions.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Native ethnic group of Sri Lanka
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhalese_people
date created:
2001-12-25T21:17:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T06:45:53Z
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13
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