Veddah
PrintA language of Sri Lanka
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Beda, Bedda, Vaedda, Veda, Veddha, Weda, Weddo
Population
Ethnic population: 2,500 (2002).
Location
Eastern mountains, Badulla and Polonnaruwa districts.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Language Use
Shifting to Sinhala [sin]. Veddah reportedly no longer used (Breton 1997).
They live in small rural settlements and are more of a caste than a separate ethnic group. Generally accepted as equal in rank to the Sinhalese Goyigama caste.