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Sri Lankan Tamil Caste: Coast Veddas, Karaiyar, Pallar, Rajaka, Koviar, Nalavar, Sakkiliar(English)

Sri Lankan Tamil Caste: Coast Veddas, Karaiyar, Pallar, Rajaka, Koviar, Nalavar, Sakkiliar(English)

          
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Chapters: Coast Veddas, Karaiyar, Pallar, Rajaka, Koviar, Nalavar, Sakkiliar. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sri Lankan Tamil, Vedda language The Coast Veddas or Vedar or Veda Vellalar, by self-designation, are Tamilized indigenous Vedda people, who have adopted the Tamil language and some of the Tamil social customs, while retaining some of their own. Though they have been partly assimilated into the neighbouring Tamil communities, they retain their Vedda identity. Vedar(Tamil for "hunter") elders believe that their ancestors migrated from the interior at some time in the past. Residents of the Eastern province consider their Vedar neighbors to have been part of the local social structure from earliest times. They have also intermarried with the local Tamils. They speak a dialect of Sri Lankan Tamil that is used in the region, but some claimed in 1911 that they still spoke the Vedda language amoung themselves. Nevertheless when asked to do so, they spoke Sinhala, mixed with some Vedda words. During religious festivals, people who enter a trance or spirit possession sometimes use a mixed language that contains words from the Vedda language. Most Vedar have adopted the Hindu religion of the Tamils and are Saivites and worship a plethora of folk deities, as well as the main Hindu deities such as Murugan, Pillaiyar and Amman. They also maintain the ancestor worship tradition of the interior Veddas. Clan divisions, where they still exist, do not play an important role in choosing of marriage partners or place of domicile. Most of them identify themselves in terms of caste amongst Tamils as opposed to a separate ethnic group. They claim superior Vellalar status within the caste structure of the region. They are primarily found in small coastal vi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25931839


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156316795
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 42
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Coast Veddas, Karaiyar, Pallar, Rajaka, Koviar, Nalavar, Sakkiliar
  • Width: 229 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1156316790
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 73 gr


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