Jayakody House, Bentota
Jayakody (ජයකොඩි) is a Sinhalese people, Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Marcelline Jayakody (1902–1998), Sri Lankan Catholic priest, musician, lyricist, author, journalist and patriot. *Edward Jayakody (born 1952), Sri Lankan musician, singer and composer. *Lakshman Jayakody (1930–2010), Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister. *Dhanushka Jayakody, Sri Lanka business consultant and executive. {{surname, Jayakody Surnames of Sinhalese origin ...
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Sinhalese People
Sinhalese people ( si, සිංහල ජනතාව, Sinhala Janathāva) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They were historically known as Hela people ( si, හෙළ). They constitute about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more than 16.2 million. The Sinhalese identity is based on language, cultural heritage and nationality. The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan language, and are predominantly Theravada Buddhists, although a minority of Sinhalese follow branches of Christianity and other religions. Since 1815, they were broadly divided into two respective groups: The 'Up-country Sinhalese' in the central mountainous regions, and the 'Low-country Sinhalese' in the coastal regions; although both groups speak the same language, they are distinguished as they observe different cultural customs. According to the Mahavamsa and the Dipavamsa, a third–fifth century treatise written in Pali by ...
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