Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Sinhalese . In physical appearance and colour they resembled Kandian Sinhalese of some low castes . Their ancestors were Forest Vaeddas in the first half of last century . Vaeddas have not the slightest negroid appearance . Their jaws ...
... Sinhalese . In physical appearance and colour they resembled Kandian Sinhalese of some low castes . Their ancestors were Forest Vaeddas in the first half of last century . Vaeddas have not the slightest negroid appearance . Their jaws ...
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... 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 that my inquiries were made without interpreters , in ...
... 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 that my inquiries were made without interpreters , in ...
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... Sinhalese , that is , an Aryan word . If they adopted the Sinhalese pronouns in the place of those which they possessed originally , they could equally employ the Sinhalese words for numbers instead of their own . Their long and ...
... Sinhalese , that is , an Aryan word . If they adopted the Sinhalese pronouns in the place of those which they possessed originally , they could equally employ the Sinhalese words for numbers instead of their own . Their long and ...
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide Indra inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas