Sri Lankan Tamil people, or Ceylon Tamils, are an ethnic group native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka who predominantly speak Tamil. According to anthropological evidence, Sri Lankan Tamils have lived on the island since the 2nd century BCE. Most modern Sri Lankan Tamils descend from the Jaffna Kingdom, a former kingdom in the north of the island and Vannimai chieftaincies from the east.

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  • Sri Lankan Tamil people, or Ceylon Tamils, are an ethnic group native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka who predominantly speak Tamil. According to anthropological evidence, Sri Lankan Tamils have lived on the island since the 2nd century BCE. Most modern Sri Lankan Tamils descend from the Jaffna Kingdom, a former kingdom in the north of the island and Vannimai chieftaincies from the east. They constitute a majority in the Northern Province, live in significant numbers in the Eastern Province, and are in the minority throughout the rest of the country. Sri Lankan Tamils are culturally and linguistically distinct from the other two Tamil-speaking minorities in Sri Lanka, the Indian Tamils and the Moors. Genetic studies indicate that they are most closely related to the Sinhalese than any other asian group. With the Tamil and Sinhalese population sharing a common gene pool of 55%. The Sri Lankan Tamils are mostly Hindus with a significant Christian population. Sri Lankan Tamil literature on topics including religion and the sciences flourished during the medieval period in the court of the Jaffna Kingdom. Since the 1980s, it is distinguished by an emphasis on themes relating to the Sri Lankan Civil War. Sri Lankan Tamil dialects are noted for their archaism and retention of words not in everyday use in the Tamil Nadu state in India. Since Sri Lanka gained independence from Britain in 1948, relations between the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamil communities have been strained. Rising ethnic and political tensions, along with ethnic riots and pogroms in 1956, 1958, 1977, 1981 and 1983, led to the formation and strengthening of militant groups advocating independence for Tamils. The ensuing Sri Lankan Civil War has resulted in the deaths of more than 70,000 people and the forced disappearance of thousands of others. Sri Lankan Tamils have historically migrated to find work, notably during the British colonial period. Since the beginning of the civil war in 1983, more than 800,000 Tamils have been displaced within Sri Lanka, and many have left the country for destinations such as India, Canada, and Europe.
  • Als Sri-Lanka-Tamilen wird die einheimische tamilische Bevölkerung auf Sri Lanka bezeichnet. Die größtenteils hinduistischen Sri-Lanka-Tamilen bilden die größte ethnische Minderheit des Inselstaates, der mehrheitlich von buddhistischen Singhalesen bewohnt wird. Die Sri-Lanka-Tamilen sind von zwei anderen tamilischsprachigen Minderheiten auf Sri Lanka zu unterscheiden: den indischen Tamilen, die während der Kolonialzeit im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert als Plantagenarbeiter einwanderten, und den als Moors bezeichneten tamilischsprachigen Muslimen.
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  • Sri Lankan Tamils ஈழத் தமிழர்
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  • ஈழத் தமிழர்
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  • 3,000,000 (estimated)
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  • Allegations of state terrorism by Sri Lanka
  • Christianity in Sri Lanka
  • Eelam
  • Hinduism in Sri Lanka
  • History of Eastern Tamils
  • History of Sri Lanka
  • Human rights in Sri Lanka
  • List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
  • Loan words in Sri Lankan Tamil
  • Origins of the Sri Lankan civil war
  • Sinhala words of Tamil origin
  • Sinhalisation
  • Sources of ancient Tamil history
  • Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism
  • Sri Lankan cuisine
  • Tamil British
  • Tamil Canadian
  • Tamil Eelam
  • Tamil cuisine
  • Village deities of Tamils of Sri Lanka
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  • Sri Lankan Tamil people, or Ceylon Tamils, are an ethnic group native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka who predominantly speak Tamil. According to anthropological evidence, Sri Lankan Tamils have lived on the island since the 2nd century BCE. Most modern Sri Lankan Tamils descend from the Jaffna Kingdom, a former kingdom in the north of the island and Vannimai chieftaincies from the east.
  • Als Sri-Lanka-Tamilen wird die einheimische tamilische Bevölkerung auf Sri Lanka bezeichnet. Die größtenteils hinduistischen Sri-Lanka-Tamilen bilden die größte ethnische Minderheit des Inselstaates, der mehrheitlich von buddhistischen Singhalesen bewohnt wird. Die Sri-Lanka-Tamilen sind von zwei anderen tamilischsprachigen Minderheiten auf Sri Lanka zu unterscheiden: den indischen Tamilen, die während der Kolonialzeit im 19. und 20.
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  • Sri Lankan Tamil people
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