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Vedda (Sri Lankan, South Asian, ... Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Culture and ethnicity of the aboriginal people inhabiting the forest districts of Sri Lanka prior to the 6th century BCE. They adopted Sinhala and now no longer speak their own language. Ethnically, they are allied to the indigenous jungle peoples of southern India and to early populations in Southeast Asia. |
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Vedda (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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Veddah (C,U,English,UF,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: F.FL |
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Styles and Periods Facet |
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........ <styles, periods, and cultures by region> (G) |
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........................ Vedda (G,U) |
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