Sinhalese

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Indo-Aryan
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Kandyan_dance
gptkb:Sinhala_New_Year
gptkb:Vesak_festival
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:flag Lion flag
gptkbp:geneticStudies South Asian and Southeast Asian admixture
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Kandy
gptkb:Anuradhapura
gptkb:Dambadeniya
gptkb:Gampola
gptkb:Kotte
gptkb:Kurunegala
gptkb:Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:historicalScript gptkb:Brahmi_script
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sinhalese
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sinhala
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-European
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:minorityIn gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkb:Chandrika_Kumaratunga
gptkb:Gotabaya_Rajapaksa
gptkb:Mahinda_Rajapaksa
gptkb:Maithripala_Sirisena
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Indo-Aryan_migration
gptkbp:percentageOfSriLankanPopulation ~75%
gptkbp:population ~17 million
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Burghers
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
gptkb:Moors
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:script gptkb:Sinhala_script
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:traditionalCraft wood
Mask making
Lacquer work
Temple murals
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:Osariya
Sarong
gptkbp:traditionalFood Hoppers
Kiribath
Kottu roti
Rice and curry
gptkbp:traditionalMusic Bera drumming
Raban playing
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory Southwestern and Central Sri Lanka
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indo-European_languages
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4