Sinhalesenoun
a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
Sinhalesenoun
the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
Sinhaleseadjective
of or relating to the Sinhalese languages;
Sinhaleseadjective
of or relating to the Sinhalese people;
Tamils
The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar (Tamil: தமிழர், romanized: Tamiḻar, pronounced [tamiɻaɾ] in the singular or தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, [tamiɻaɾxaɭ] in the plural), or simply Tamils (), are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group who trace their ancestry to the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Union territory of Puducherry and to Sri Lanka. Tamils constitute 5.9% of the population in India (concentrated mainly in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry), 15% in Sri Lanka, 10% in Mauritius, 7% in Malaysia and 5% in Singapore.