Veddas
Vedda (Sinhala:වැද්දා, Tamil:வேடர் Vēdar) are the minority indigenous group of people in Sri Lanka among other sub-communities.[4][5]
 Vedda man and child. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Between 2,500 - 6,600[1][2] (less than 0.20% of the population) (2001)[3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sri Lanka 2,500 (2002) | |
| Languages | |
| Vedda, Sinhala, Tamil | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional animistic beliefs with Buddhism, Hinduism[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sinhalese |
References
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/places/asia/sri-lankan-political-geography/vedda
- "Veddah".
- Jayasuriya, S. de Silva (2000). The Portuguese Cultural Imprint on Sri Lanka. Lusotopie 2000. p. 255.
- "Vedda facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Vedda". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- "Vedda tribe becoming extinct, Chandler's Ford Today". 2014-09-06.
Other websites
- Sri Lankan history Archived 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Veddas of Sri Lanka Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Veddas - now only a Family name
Some of the bows used by the Veddahs
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Group portrait of Veddah People in the forests, between 1870 and 1904.
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