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Sinhalese
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“Sinhalese” redirects here. For the language, see Sinhala language.
| Sinhalese |
|---|
| Total population |
c. 14,900,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Sri Lanka: 14,800,000 Thailand: |
| Languages |
| Sinhala |
| Religions |
| Theravada Buddhism, Christianity, small groups of atheists, agnostics, Muslims, others |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Indo-Aryans, Dravidians, Veddahs |
The Sinhalese are the main ethnic group of Sri Lanka. They speak Sinhala, an Indo-Aryan language and number approximately 15 million people with the vast majority found in Sri Lanka, while more than 300,000 live in other countries, mainly in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.