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| | Sinhalese language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Sinhalese (or Sinhala) is the language spoken by the Sinhalese people, the largest ethnic group of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). | | | Sinhalese has many literary works strongly influenced by Buddhism, and often followed the literary trends of India—e.g. | | | Stone inscriptions, as well as written texts (the Mahavamsa, a history of the kings of Sri Lanka going back to almost the Buddha's time) attest to the long history of Sinhala spoken in Sri Lanka. |
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| | Sinhalese on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Analysis: Tamil Tigers and Sinhalese reaching a new accommodation in the aftermath of the tsunami | | | The "Esala Perahera" is an annual procession in the honour of Buddha's Sacred Relic which was brought from India to Kandy, the last royal capital of the Sri Lanka. | | | But now the Sinhalese and the Tamils must keep their own peace. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/S/Sinhales.asp
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| | The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: Sinhalese@ HighBeam Research |
| | Sinhalese is the official language of Sri Lanka; it belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family, and is written in a script derived from the Indian Pali form. | | | The majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka (70% of the population). | | | Since 1971 they have been involved in a violent struggle with the Tamil minority, who are seeking independence. |
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http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:100176679
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| | Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka by Charles Gunawardena |
| | Most Sinhalese, the majority community, are Buddhists and most Tamils, the second largest ethnic group, are Hindus, but some members of both groups are Christians, with the Tamil community having a higher proportion of Christians than the Sinhalese. | | | Of the eleven books of verse he published between 1967 and 1998, the last two, The Cinnamon Peeler (1991) and Handwriting (1998) also have strong Lankan resonances. | | | Born in Sri Lanka of mixed Sinhalese, Tamil and Dutch ancestry, he studied at St Thomas' College, Colombo, and Dulwich College, a British public school in London, and went to Canada in 1962. |
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http://www.srilanka-encyclopedia.com
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| | Definition of Sinhalese |
| | The Sinhalese are the majority (14 million) ethnic group of Sri Lanka, who probably came from Northern India. | | | The list of authors can be found here. |
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http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Sinhalese
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| | Encyclopedia of gemstones Gold Arts Page 1 |
| | Padparadscha is a Sinhalese word meaning lotus blossom. | | | Crystals common, often barrel shaped, prisms with flat ends, sometimes bipyramidal; also massive, granular in rolled pebbles. |
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http://www.gold-arts.com/gem_encyclopedia_1.html
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| | alphaDictionary * Free Sinhalese Dictionary - Free Sinhalese Grammar |
| | Sinhalese Word List Arabia Times Magazine's new Native Tongue page features a simplified phonetic program for learning the Sinhalese Language. | | | Sinhalese Language Resources (Bookstore)Sinhalese dictionaries, grammars, books, language courses, movies, films, tapes, cassettes, DVDs, CDs |
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http://www.alphadictionary.com/directory/Languages/Indo,045Iranian/Sinhalese
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