Maldivians in Sri Lanka
This article does not cite any sources. (November 2010) |
Total population | |
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20,000 (2013) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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.
History[]
Sinhalese people, as well as Bengali people and Oriya people have connections to Mahl people due to long-lasting contact through trade and travel. Local oral tradition says that when Mahls went to the Maldivies the Tivarun who first settled in the islands have migrated to Sri Lanka.
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Categories:
- Maldivian diaspora by country
- Maldivian diaspora in Asia
- Asian diaspora in Sri Lanka
- Maldives–Sri Lanka relations
- Sri Lanka stubs