Sinhalese people
Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva), historically known as Hela people (Sinhala: හෙළ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group of the island of Sri Lanka. They constitute about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number greater than 16.2 million. The Sinhalese identity is based on language, cultural heritage and nationality. The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan language, and are predominantly Theravada Buddhists, although a minority of Sinhalese follow branches of Christianity and other religions. Since 1815, they were broadly divided into two respective groups: The 'Up-country Sinhalese' in the central mountainous regions, and the 'Low-country Sinhalese' in the coastal regions; although both groups speak the same language, they are distinguish
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Sinhalese people
Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva), historically known as Hela people (Sinhala: හෙළ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group of the island of Sri Lanka. They constitute about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number greater than 16.2 million. The Sinhalese identity is based on language, cultural heritage and nationality. The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan language, and are predominantly Theravada Buddhists, although a minority of Sinhalese follow branches of Christianity and other religions. Since 1815, they were broadly divided into two respective groups: The 'Up-country Sinhalese' in the central mountainous regions, and the 'Low-country Sinhalese' in the coastal regions; although both groups speak the same language, they are distinguish
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De Singalezen zijn de grootste ...... eken en alledaagse aspiraties.
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Die Singhalesen (von Singhales ...... dravidische Sprache sprechen.
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I singalesi (singalese සිංහල ජ ...... rso lo Sri Lanka nel 543 a.C..
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Is grúpa eitneach Áiseach iad ...... ceart agus iarthar Shrí Lanca.
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Les Singhalais, en singhalais ...... la population soit chrétienne.
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Los cingaleses son el grupo ét ...... buscar mejores oportunidades.
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Os cingaleses formam o grupo é ...... adoptaram a língua cingalesa.
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Singaleser är den största folk ...... yder "singaleser" lejonfolket.
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Sinhala (Sinhala: සිංහල ජාතිය ...... ubungan dengan bangsa Bengali.
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Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිං ...... n India, led by Prince Vijaya.
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Sinhalese people
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Sri Lanka
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සිංහල ජනතාව
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~10,000
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~100,000
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~4,200
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~41,000
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16,200,000
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Predominantly: 18px Theravada Buddhism
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De Singalezen zijn de grootste ...... ezen, Nederlanders en Britten.
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Die Singhalesen (von Singhales ...... dravidische Sprache sprechen.
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I singalesi (singalese සිංහල ජ ...... nale e occidentale dell'isola.
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Is grúpa eitneach Áiseach iad ...... ceart agus iarthar Shrí Lanca.
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Les Singhalais, en singhalais ...... la population soit chrétienne.
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Los cingaleses son el grupo ét ...... anteriores, que adoptaron la l
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Os cingaleses formam o grupo é ...... adoptaram a língua cingalesa.
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Singaleser är den största folk ...... yder "singaleser" lejonfolket.
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Sinhala (Sinhala: සිංහල ජාතිය ...... eristiwa tersebut, yang merupa
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Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිං ...... language, they are distinguish
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Cingalais (peuple)
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Cingaleses
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Cingalés
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Singaleser
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Singalesi
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Singalezen
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Singhalesen
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Sinhalese people
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Sinhálci
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