Vedda

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vedda
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Wanniyala-Aetto
gptkb:Veddah
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:culturalPractice ancestor worship
ritual hunting
gptkbp:historicalMention gptkb:Mahavamsa
ancient Sri Lankan chronicles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vedda
gptkbp:language gptkb:Vedda_language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-Aryan
gptkbp:languageStatus endangered
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Dambana
gptkbp:population less than 10,000
gptkbp:recognizedAsIndigenous gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:region gptkb:Eastern_Province
gptkb:North_Central_Province
gptkb:Uva_Province
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
Animism
gptkbp:selfDesignation gptkb:Wanniyala-Aetto
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uruwarige_Wannila_Aththo
gptkb:Wanniyala-Aetto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6