Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:ethnic_group
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Puttalam Tamils
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
|
| gptkbp:culturalAssimilation |
partially assimilated into Sinhalese culture
|
| gptkbp:historicalName |
descendants of Tamil-speaking converts to Catholicism
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Negombo
gptkb:Puttalam |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
distinct from Jaffna Tamils
many are bilingual in Tamil and Sinhala speak a dialect of Tamil influenced by Sinhala |
| gptkbp:population |
approximately 50,000
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils gptkb:Indian_Tamils_of_Sri_Lanka |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism |
| gptkbp:traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
fishing |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Negombo_Tamil_people
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
9
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Negombo Tamils
|