Sinhalese vs. Tamils — What's the Difference?

A member of a people constituting the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.

The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar (Tamil: தமிழர், romanized: Tamiḻar, pronounced [tamiɻaɾ] in the singular or தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, [tamiɻaɾxaɭ] in the plural), or simply Tamils (), are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group who trace their ancestry to the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Union territory of Puducherry and to Sri Lanka. Tamils constitute 5.9% of the population in India (concentrated mainly in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry), 15% in Sri Lanka, 10% in Mauritius, 7% in Malaysia and 5% in Singapore.

The Indic language of the Sinhalese that is the chief language of Sri Lanka.

A member of a Dravidian people of southern India and northern Sri Lanka.

Of or relating to Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese, or their language or culture.

The Dravidian language of the Tamil.

A native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

Of or relating to the Tamil or their language or culture.

The Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka

Of or relating to the Sinhalese languages;

Of or relating to the Sinhalese people;