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SINHALESE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A member of a people that inhabit Sri Lanka and form a major part of its population.

OBS

Plural forms: Singhalese; Sinhalese; Singalese; Cinghalese; Cingalese.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

[Membre de la] population constituant plus du 70 % du peuplement de l'île du Sri Lanka.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

[Miembro de] una de las dos etnias principales de Sri Lanka.

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Record 2 1996-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

An Indic language that is the language of the majority of the population of Sri Lanka, including Colombo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue parlée au Sri Lanka.

Spanish

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