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Maldivian Sri Lankan
Total population
20,000 (2013)
Languages
Dhivehi, Sinhalese, Tamil, English
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sinhalese people

Maldivian Sri Lankan refer to people of Dhivehi ethnicity living in Sri Lanka, there are approximately 20,000 of them, as of 2013.

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Maldivian diaspora

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territory of the Maldive Islands. These Maldivians are known as the Mahl people. The first Maldivians in Sri Lanka are thought to have migrated to the island...

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Sri Lanka Air Force

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The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; Sinhala: ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை விமானப்படை, romanized: Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai)...

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Maldives fish

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Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka

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Culture of Sri Lanka

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The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced...

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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of Indic text. Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, commonly known as Kotte (pronounced [ˈkoːʈeː]), is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura...

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List of the oldest schools in Sri Lanka

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the oldest schools in Sri Lanka that are still functioning. List of the oldest schools in the world List of schools in Sri Lanka Richmond College claims...

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Sri Lankan English

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Sri Lankan Malays

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Sri Lankan independence movement

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Sri Lankan Americans

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Sri Lankan Americans (Sinhala: Sri Lankika Amerikanu, Tamil: Ilangkaī Amerikan) are Americans of full or partial Sri Lankan ancestry. Sri Lankan Americans...

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Chandrika Kumaratunga

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Ethnic groups in South Asia

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countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan is variously considered to be a part of both Central Asia...

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Sri Lankan place name etymology

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Sri Lankan place name etymology is characterized by the linguistic and ethnic diversity of the island of Sri Lanka through the ages and the position of...

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1988 Maldives coup attempt

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Maldivians in India

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Air Lanka Flight 512

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Maldivian writing systems

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Several Dhivehi scripts have been used by Maldivians during their history. The early Dhivehi scripts fell into the abugida category, while the more recent...

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Sri Lanka Malay language

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Sri Lankan Malay (also known as Sri Lankan Creole Malay, Bahasa Melayu, Ja basawa and Java mozhi) is a creole language spoken in Sri Lanka, formed as a...

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2019 Sri Lankan presidential election

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British Ceylon period

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The British Ceylon period is the history of Sri Lanka between 1815 and 1948. It follows the fall of the Kandyan Kingdom into the hands of the British...

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Maldivian language

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semi-official usage in the Maldives. Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to the Sinhalese language of Sri Lanka. Maldivian represents the southernmost...

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2017 Sri Lanka floods

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The 2017 Sri Lanka floods resulted from a heavy southwest monsoon, beginning around 18 to 19 May 2017. Flooding was worsened by the arrival of the precursor...

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2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. 16,263,885 people were eligible to vote in the election...

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Sri Lanka national netball team

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