Sinhalese Language
Sinhala ( SIN-hə-lə, SING-ə-lə; සිංහල, siṁhala, [ˈsiŋɦələ]), also known as Sinhalese, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken as the first language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totalling about 4 million people as of 2001. Sinhala is written using the Sinhala script, which is one of the Brahmic scripts, a descendant of the ancient Indian Brahmi script closely related to the Kadamba script.Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. …
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CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 6 October 2022 English
The initial euphoria with which the Indian Peace-keeping Force (IPKF) was received in Sri Lanka wore out very soon because of the reluctance of the LTTE to lay down arms …
of the Sinhala community, southern flank. Sinhalese language and Buddhism as a religion. The conflict …
The Asia Foundation · 11 October 2021 English
The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia 2021: Identity-based Conflict and Extremism THE STATE OF CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE IN ASIA 2021 IDENTITY-BASED CONFLICT AND EXTREMISM THE STATE OF CONFLICT …
hrw.org/report/2018/10/09/why- content in Sinhalese language newspapers by Ethics Eye: cant-we-go-hom …
DEF: Digital Empowerment Foundation · 27 January 2021 English
the problem is the cognizable nature of these offences under the Code of Criminal Procedure, which grants Hate speech discourse pre-determines the effects the police the powers of arrest without …
blocked access220 to Facebook in an attempt to Sinhalese language which slips Facebook’s radar of halt the …
EFSAS: European Foundation for South Asian Studies · 5 February 2020 English
From Margaret Thatcher to Vigdís Finnbogadóttir - first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the world’s first democratically elected female President of Iceland respectively – women in the …
relations, and the active encouragement of the Sinhalese language and culture. As with several of Asia’s political …
INSSSL: Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka · 16 August 2019 English
THREAT LENS ON " MANAGING AND MITIGATING THE THREAT OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN SRI LANKA" The aim of the INSSSL Threat Lens on "Managing and Mitigating the Threat of Natural …
discussion was to improve and preserve the Sinhalese language as a national heritage. The discussion was …
CEPA: Centre for Poverty Analysis · 28 March 2018 English
1 Government universities which are not under the UGC are the Buddhist and Pali University and the Bhuddhasravaka Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka which come under the Ministry of Higher …
would be met by the legislation: giving the Sinhalese language its due place in higher education, ensuring …
CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 13 March 2018 English
While backyard, the dynamics of power in Maldives the constitutionality of the transfer of power in have altered dramatically over the last two February 2012 is still debatable, India lost …
India can also influence the Elu (the ancient Sinhalese language) and reviving security architecture by providing …
CEPA: Centre for Poverty Analysis · 30 June 2017 English
The violent conflict between the LTTE and the GoSL then came to an end with the military victory of the GoSL in 2009 and the death of the LTTE leader …
language, and Sinhalese people speak the Sinhalese language. Sinhalese is my first language, but, despite …
MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 28 August 2015 English
According to the local Jaffna protests, calling for the closure of the Muslim community, they were invited Chavakachcheri new religious space and for the to an event by Buddhist clergy …
attacks targeting Sri Lanka’s eight per cent Sinhalese language media, thereby not In addition to attacks …
CPA: Center for Policy Alternatives · 29 February 2012 English
have made significant had sent a letter in Hindi to the citizens of Gujarat, Writers’ Centre, along According to a contributions to the Judge in providing the decision on the …
of the distributed under the initiative of Sinhalese Language”, Professor Minister Ferial Ashraff, the …
