Marakkala

Japanese: Marakkala
Marakkala

…Of these, 12.7% are Sri Lankan Tamils, who, like the Sinhalese, have been settled there for a long time, while 5.5% are Indian Tamils ​​who came to the island as plantation workers during the British colonial period and have been denied citizenship by both the Sri Lankan and Indian governments. About 7.1% of the population are Muslim Marakkala people, who live in the eastern and southwestern coastal regions and, like the Tamils, speak Tamil as their mother tongue. Tamil was given the status of the national language in 1978. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Marakkala" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このうち12.7%のスリランカ・タミル人は,シンハラ人同様に古くから定住していたが,5.5%のインド・タミル人は英領時代にプランテーション労働者として来島し,スリランカとインドの両国政府から市民権を拒否されている。マラッカラ人Marakkalaと呼ばれるイスラム教徒の住民が約7.1%で東部および南西部の沿海地方に住み,タミル人同様タミル語を母語としている。タミル語は1978年に国語の地位を与えられた。…

※「Marakkala」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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