Question

what is the ethnic composition of Sri lanka?

Answer 1

Sri Lanka

i) 74 percent sinhala speakers

ii) 18 percent tamil speakers

iii) tamils speakers were divided into 2 subgrps

iv) Srilankan Tamils n Indian Tamils - Sri lankan Tamils were 13 percent n rest 5 percent were Indian Tamils

Answer 2

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Sri Lanka has a diverse population. The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the population (74%) with Tamils (18%) who are mostly concentrated in the north and east of the island, forming the largest ethnic minority. Other communities include the Muslims. Among Tamils, these are two sub groups. The Tamil natives of the country are called 'Sri Lankan Tamils' (13%).

The Tamils who were brought as indentured labourers from India by British colonists to work on estate plantations are called the 'Indian Origin Tamils' (5%).

Most of the Sinhala - speaking people are Buddhists, while most of the Tamils are Hindus or Muslims. There are about 7% Christians, who are both Tamil and Sinhalese.

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