Veddah
A language of Sri Lanka
| Population | 300 (Johnstone 1993). Ethnic population: 2,500 (2002). |
| Region | Eastern mountains, Badulla and Polonnaruwa districts. |
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| Alternate names | Beda, Bedda, Vaedda, Veda, Veddha, Weda, Weddo |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Sinhalese-Maldivian |
| Language use | Shifting to Sinhala [sin]. Veddah reportedly no longer used (Breton 1997). |
| Comments | Veddahs have not preserved their language. They live in small rural settlements and are more of a caste than a separate ethnic group. They are generally accepted as equal in rank to the Sinhalese Goyigama caste. |
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