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- Sri_Lankan_Tamils abstract "Sri Lankan Tamils (Tamil: இலங்கை தமிழர், ilankai tamiḻar ? also Tamil: ஈழத் தமிழர், īḻat tamiḻar ?) or Ceylon Tamils, also known as Eelam Tamils in Tamil, are members of the Tamil ethnic group native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. According to anthropological and archaeological evidence, 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_Tamils language English_language.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils language Sinhalese_language.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils language Tamil_language.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils language Vernacular.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils related Dravidian_peoples.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils related Indo-Aryan_peoples.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils related Kannada_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils related Malayali.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils related Sinhalese_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils related Tamils.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils related Telugu_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils related Vedda_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils religion Christianity.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils religion Hinduism.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils religion Islam.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils religion Shaivism.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils thumbnail King_Cankili_II.JPG?width=300.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils totalPopulation "3000000".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageID "4096004".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageLength "104204".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageOutDegree "447".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageRevisionID "700140477".
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink 1956_Ceylonese_riots.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink 1958_anti-Tamil_pogrom.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink 1977_anti-Tamil_pogrom.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Adams_Peak.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Aiyanar.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Alagakkonara.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink All_Ceylon_Tamil_Congress.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Allah.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Alleged_war_crimes_during_the_final_stages_of_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Amaravathi_(village),_Guntur_district.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink American_Board_of_Commissioners_for_Foreign_Missions.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink American_Ceylon_Mission.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Amnesty_International.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Ampara_District.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink An_Historical_Relation_of_the_Island_Ceylon.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Ananda_Krishnan.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Ancient_Egypt.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Ancient_Rome.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Anglicanism.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Anuradhapura.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Appam.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Archaism.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Arikamedu.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Arumuka_Navalar.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Aryacakravarti_dynasty.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink BBC.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Balu_Mahendra.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Batticaloa.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Batticaloa_District.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Batticotta_Seminary.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Bhairava.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Black_July.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Black_and_red_ware_culture.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Borassus.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Brahmi_script.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink British_Ceylon.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink British_Empire.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink British_Malaya.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink British_Tamil.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Buddhism_amongst_Tamils.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Burgher_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Burning_of_Jaffna_library.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink C._Hurst_&_Co..
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink C._V._Vigneswaran.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink C._W._Thamotharampillai.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Cankili_I.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Cankili_II.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Cantino_planisphere.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Caste.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Caste_system_in_Sri_Lanka.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Category:Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Ceramic.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Ceylon_Citizenship_Act.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Chandran_Rutnam.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Chilaw.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Chili_pepper.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Chinese_language.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Chola_Navy.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Chola_dynasty.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Chola_rule_in_Sri_Lanka.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Christianity.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Christianity_in_Tamil_Nadu.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Cinnamon.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Clan.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Coast_Veddas.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Coconut_milk.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Colombo.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Common_Era.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Curd.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Curry.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Custom_(law).
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink D._S._Senanayake.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink D._S._Senanayake_cabinet.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Deccan_Plateau.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Dialect.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Dominic_Jeeva.
- Sri_Lankan_Tamils wikiPageWikiLink Dravidian_architecture.