Sri Lankan Moors
ethnic group
Sri Lankan Moors are the third largest group in Sri Lanka. They are 9.23% of the population. Almost all of them follow Islam and speak Tamil as their mother tongue.[1][2][3][4][5] They are thought to be from Arab traders who came to Sri Lanka between the 700 and 1400.[6][7][8][9] Many Arabic words are mixed in their dialect, the way they talk.
References
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- ↑ Mohan, Vasundhara (1987). Identity Crisis of Sri Lankan Muslims. Delhi: Mittal Publications. pp. 9–14, 27–30, 67–74, 113–118.
- ↑ Zemzem, Akbar (1970). The Life and Times of Marhoom Wappichi Marikar (booklet). Colombo.
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- ↑ Papiha, S.S. (October 1996). "Genetic Variation in Sri Lanka". 68 (5): 707–737 [709]. JSTOR 41465515.
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- ↑ Mahroof, M. M. M. "Spoken Tamil Dialects Of The Muslims Of Sri Lanka: Language As Identity-Classifier". Islamic Studies. 34 (4): 407–426 [408]. JSTOR 20836916.
- ↑ "Race in Sri Lanka What Genetic evidence tells us". Retrieved 20 July 2014.