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Explain the ethnic composition of Sri Lanka. |
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Answer» \tThe major social groups of Sri Lanka are: the Sinhala speakers (74 per cent) and the Tamil\tspeakers (18 per cent).\tAmong Tamils there are two sub-groups: Tamil natives of the country are called ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ and the rest, whose forefathers came from India as plantation workers during colonial period are called ‘Indian Tamils’.\tSri Lankan Tamils are concentrated in the north and east of the country.\tMost of the Sinhala-speaking people are Buddhists, while most of the Tamils are Hindus or Muslims. There are about 7 per cent Christians who are both Tamils and Sinhalas. Sri Lanka\xa0has a diverse population. The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the population (74%) with Tamils (18%) who are mostly concentrated in the north and east of the island, forming the largest\xa0ethnic\xa0minority. Other communities include the Muslims. Among Tamils, there are two sub-groups. |
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