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Veddah

Also Known As

Veda; Vedda; Veddha; Weda; Wedda; Weddo; Beda; Bedda

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Indo-European; Indo-Iranian; Indo-Aryan

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Sinhalese

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Endangered languages of South Asia
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Endangered languages of South Asia
Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
The World Atlas of Language Structures
World Oral Literature Project
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2007

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Sri Lanka

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"absorbed into modern Sinhalese society in terms of both lifestyle and language." (p. 305)

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300

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2010

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7.346,81.3935

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300

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2,500 (2002)

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2009

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Sri Lanka

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Eastern mountains, Badulla and Polonnaruwa districts

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Eastern mountains, Badulla and Polonnaruwa districts

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2005

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7.0,81.0

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300

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