Example Sentences

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The island nation of 20 million is overwhelmingly ethnically Sinhalese, with the Tamil community making up about 11% of the population.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

Driven by the rallying cry "Gota go home", the protests engulfed the country, uniting Sri Lanka's three major communities - Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims - for the first time.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

The barrel is decorated with the symbols of the King of Kandy: a sun, a half-moon and a Sinhalese lion.

From Washington Times • Jul. 6, 2023

And so, at the end of his acceptance speech, he felt “it was important” to say a few words in both Sinhalese and Tamil.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Tensions between   the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted in violence in   the mid-1980s.

From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency