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Sri Lankan Tamil dialects are classified into three major subgroups: the Jaffna Tamil, the Batticaloa Tamil, and the Negombo Tamil dialects. These dialects are also used by ethnic groups other than Tamils such as the Sinhalese, Moors and Veddhas. Tamil loan words in Sinhala also follow the characteristics of Sri Lankan Tamil dialects. [154]
Valentine Joseph - was a Sri Lankan Tamil mathematician, noted for his contributions to education Rajini Thiranagama - murdered human rights activist and author of books; head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Jaffna ; member of University Teachers for Human Rights assassinated by Tamil Tigers.
The Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora refers to the global diaspora of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. It can be said to be a subset of the larger Sri Lankan and Tamil diaspora.. Like other diasporas, Sri Lankan Tamils are scattered and dispersed around the globe, with concentrations in South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, India, Europe, Australia, United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Seychelles and Mauritius.
During the Crisis of the Sixteenth Century [note 2] up until the end of the British colonial period [note 3] many Southern Indian and Tamil speaking groups were transported or migrated to Sri Lanka, many of whom assimilated into the native Sri Lankan Tamil and Sinhalese populations. Today the two major Tamil communities are the Sri Lankan ...
The Tamil language is spoken by native Sri Lankan Tamils and is also spoken by Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka and by most Sri Lankan Moors. Tamil speakers number around 4.8 million (29% of the population), making it the second largest language in Sri Lanka. There are more than 40,000 speakers of the Sri Lankan Malay language.
A key character, Nesan played by Aravindhan, is a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee who has not been given Indian residency permits, and subsequently dodges the authorities. In a key scene, the character portrayed by Yogi Babu attempts to fly to London posing as a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee, only to be deported back to Colombo. [77]
The statistics reveal a more than 50 per cent fall in the Indian Tamil population between 1971 and 1981. The main reason for the fall was the repatriation of Indian citizens to India. Another fact is that many Indian Tamils, after acquiring Sri Lankan citizenship, declared themselves as Sri Lankan Tamils.
Over the next three decades the Sri Lankan civil war became increasingly violent. The civil war came to an end on 18 May 2009 when the Sri Lankan military defeated the LTTE. [12] After the end of the war the UN urged the Sri Lankan government to address "the legitimate concerns and aspirations of the Tamil people". [13]