2. Which are the most important social groups of Sri Lanka?

1.	2. Which are the most important social groups of Sri Lanka?
Answer» The two main social groups in Sri Lanka are: Sinhala-speakers – 74% Tamil-speakers -18 %. Among Tamils there are two subgroups; Tamil natives or the ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ - 13 %. ‘Indian Tamils’- 87 % of the Tamil-speakers.Their forefathers came from India as plantation workers during colonial period.

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The two main social groups in Sri Lanka are:

Sinhala-speakers – 74%

Tamil-speakers -18 %. Among Tamils there are two subgroups;

Tamil natives or the ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ - 13 %.

‘Indian Tamils’- 87 % of the Tamil-speakers.Their forefathers came from India as plantation workers during colonial period.

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