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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Indigenous people
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Wanniyala-Aetto
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:culturalPractice
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ancestor worship
traditional music and dance
ritual hunting
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gptkbp:geneticStudies
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show links to South Asian and Southeast Asian populations
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gptkbp:historicalMention
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ancient Sri Lankan chronicles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Veddas
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
gptkb:Vedda_language
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gptkbp:notableFor
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oldest indigenous group in Sri Lanka
unique language and culture
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gptkbp:notableTown
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gptkb:Dambana
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gptkbp:population
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few thousand
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan_government
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Eastern_Province
gptkb:North_Central_Province
gptkb:Uva_Province
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gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup
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gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
Animism
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gptkbp:settlementType
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villages
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gptkbp:status
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declining population
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gptkbp:threats
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modernization
assimilation
loss of land
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gptkbp:traditionalOccupation
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farming
hunting and gathering
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charles_Seligman
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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