Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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These people were apparently true Vaeddas , but not now the Forest Vaeddas , who are , I believe , unacquainted , or only slightly acquainted , with ordinary Sinhalese . In physical appearance and colour they resembled Kandian Sinhalese ...
These people were apparently true Vaeddas , but not now the Forest Vaeddas , who are , I believe , unacquainted , or only slightly acquainted , with ordinary Sinhalese . In physical appearance and colour they resembled Kandian Sinhalese ...
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All those whom I met appeared to resemble the ordinary Sinhalese villagers in this respect , and their common reference to numbers up to a thousand showed that they are well acquainted with them . Regarding the Vaeddas , I may state ...
All those whom I met appeared to resemble the ordinary Sinhalese villagers in this respect , and their common reference to numbers up to a thousand showed that they are well acquainted with them . Regarding the Vaeddas , I may state ...
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If the vocabulary which I append be examined it will be found that there is in it only a single pronoun , and that is practically a Sinhalese , that is , an Aryan word . If they adopted the Sinhalese pronouns in the place of those which ...
If the vocabulary which I append be examined it will be found that there is in it only a single pronoun , and that is practically a Sinhalese , that is , an Aryan word . If they adopted the Sinhalese pronouns in the place of those which ...
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears bank base believed belong bricks building built called cave century B.C. Ceylon chief close coins construction covered cross dāgaba deity demons described district dome early evidently face feet five follows Forest four given half hand head height hill histories holes inches India indicate inscription Kandian kind King known later length lower Mahāvansa means measured mentioned miles monks northern offering original passed perhaps period person pillars played player possibly present probably protection prove Province raised record reference regarding reign represented reservoir river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone structure symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree usual Vaeddas village wall wide wihāra Yakā