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- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people abstract "Sri Lankan Tamil people (Tamil: இலங்கை தமிழர், ilankai tamiḻar ? also Tamil: ஈழத் தமிழர், īḻat tamiḻar ?), or Ceylon Tamils also known as Eelam Tamils in Tamil, are a section of Tamil people who are natives of the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. According to anthropological evidences and archaeological evidences, Sri Lankan Tamils have a very long history in Sri Lanka and have lived on the island since around the 2nd century BCE. Most modern Sri Lankan Tamils claim descent from residents of 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. 70% of Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka live in the Northern and Eastern provinces.Although Sri Lankan Tamils are culturally and linguistically distinct, genetic studies indicate that they are closely related to Sinhalese ethnic group in the island. 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 beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War in the 1980s, it is distinguished by an emphasis on themes relating to the conflict. 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 in 1956, 1958, 1977, 1981 and 1983, led to the formation and strengthening of militant groups advocating independence for Tamils. The ensuing civil war resulted in the deaths of more than 100,000 people and the forced disappearance of thousands of others. The civil war ended in 2009 but there are continuing allegations of atrocities being committed by the Sri Lankan Military and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during its final months. A United Nations panel found that as many as 40,000 civilians may have been killed in the final months of the civil war. The end of the civil war has not improved conditions in Sri Lanka, with press freedom not being restored and judiciary coming under political control.One-third of Sri Lankan Tamils now live outside Sri Lanka. While there was significant migration during the British colonial period, the civil war led to more than 800,000 Tamils leaving Sri Lanka, and many have left the country for destinations such as Canada, India and Europe as refugees.".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people language Tamil_language.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people related Tamil_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people religion Hinduism.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people thumbnail King_Cankili_II.JPG?width=300.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people totalPopulation "3000000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people wikiPageID "4096004".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people wikiPageRevisionID "606668197".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people align "left".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people align "right".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people caption "Coylot Wanees Contrey , Malabar country in the northeast of the island on a 1681 CE map by Robert Knox as published in his book.".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people caption "Megalithic burial urns or jar found in Pomparippu, North Western, Sri Lanka dated to at least five to two centuries before Common Era. These are similar to Megalithic burial jars found in South India and the Deccan during the similar time frame.".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people caption "Puttu, with sea food at a shop in Jaffna.".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people caption "South Indian type black and red ware pot sherds found in Sri Lanka and dated to 1st to 2nd century CE. Displayed at the National Museum of Colombo.".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people caption "String hoppers, known as Idiyappam in Tamil, is a popular breakfast and dinner dish.".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people caption "The Jaffna royal family, first from the right is Cankili I, who held off the Portuguese Empire.".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people direction "vertical".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people group "Sri Lankan Tamils".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people hasPhotoCollection Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people image "Black and Red ware.jpg".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people image "Idiyappam.jpg".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people image "Jaffna Royal family 280x190.jpg".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people image "Map-of-ceylon-c1692.jpg".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people image "Megalithic burial jar.jpg".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people image "Pittu At Omax.jpg".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people indic "இலங்கை தமிழர்".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people indic "ஈழத் தமிழர்".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people lang "ta".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people languages "TamilEnglishvernacular languages of".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people nativeName "இலங்கை தமிழர்".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people nativeName "ஈழத் தமிழர்".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people nativeNameLang "ta".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "2270924".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~10,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~100,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~101,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~143,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~20,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~24,436".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~25,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~30,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~35,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~50,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~60,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people pop "~9,000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people population "3000000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people related "Indian TamilsSinhaleseSri Lankan MoorsVeddasKannadigasMalayalisTelugusDravidians".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people religions "Hinduism ChristianityIslam".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people trans "ilankai tamiḻar".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people trans "īḻat tamiḻar".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people width "160".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people width "175".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people width "200".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people subject Category:Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type Abstraction100002137.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type DravidianPeoples.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type EthnicGroup107967382.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type EthnicGroupsInSriLanka.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type Group100031264.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type People107942152.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type EthnicGroup.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type CommunityOrganization.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people type Collective.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people comment "Sri Lankan Tamil people (Tamil: இலங்கை தமிழர், ilankai tamiḻar ? also Tamil: ஈழத் தமிழர், īḻat tamiḻar ?), or Ceylon Tamils also known as Eelam Tamils in Tamil, are a section of Tamil people who are natives of the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. According to anthropological evidences and archaeological evidences, Sri Lankan Tamils have a very long history in Sri Lanka and have lived on the island since around the 2nd century BCE.".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people label "Sri Lankan Tamil people".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people label "Sri-Lanka-Tamilen".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people label "Tamil cingalés".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people label "Ланкийские тамилы".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people sameAs Sri-Lanka-Tamilen.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people sameAs Tamil_cingalés.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people sameAs m.0bhsnb.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people sameAs Q1815623.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people sameAs Q1815623.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people sameAs Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people wasDerivedFrom Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people?oldid=606668197.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people depiction King_Cankili_II.JPG.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people isPrimaryTopicOf Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people name "Sri Lankan Tamils".