Question

What is ethnic composition of sri Lanka

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ethnic composition of Sri Lanka are as follows-:

• Sinhala speakers -It is the major social groups about 74%..
• Tamil speakers - It is about 18% and among the tamil speakers there are two sub groups.

1. Sri Lankan tamils(13%) -those people's who are from Sri Lanka and speak tamil.
2. Indian tamils - whose forefathers came from India as plantation workers during colonial time..

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Ethnic composition of Sri Lanka is stated in the following ways-::

1. Sri Lanka has been a centre of Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times. It is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic nation.
2. Religions like Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and others are also there.
3. Here, the major social groups are the Sinhala speakers and Tamils speakers.
4. Among Tamils, there are two main sub-groups: Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils.
5. Sri Lankan Tamils are the natives of the country and the rest who migrated from India during colonial times are called Indian Tamils. The main languages spoken by the people are Sinhala, Tamil and English.