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Sinhalese Activists
Sinhala may refer to: * Sinhala or Sinhala dvipa, another name of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people, an ethno-linguistic group native to Sri Lanka * Sinhala language, the native language of the Sinhalese people * Sinhala script, the writing system of the Sinhala language ** Sinhala (Unicode block), a block of Sinhala characters in Unicode * Sinhala cinema, cinema in the Sinhala language * Sinhala Kingdom, the successive historical Sinhalese kingdoms of Sri Lanka between 543 BCE and 1815 CE * "Sinhala", a song from the 1999 album ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia'' See also * Sinha, an Indian name ** Sinha (surname), an Indian surname * Simha (other) * Singam (other) * Singham (other) * Singa (other) * Singhania (other) * Singh Singh ( IPA: ) is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, it was later mandated in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Names Of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (; ), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean which has been known under various names over time. At the outset of the 6th century BC, Sri Lanka was known as ''Silam'',Cosmas (Indicopleustes), ''The Christian Topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian Monk: Translated from the Greek, and Edited with Notes and Introduction'', Hakluyt Society, 1897, p. 363J. W. McCrindle, Hakluyt Society, ''Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society'', B. Franklin, Volume 98, 1897 from the Pali ''Sihalam'' (or ''Simhalam'',J. Dodiya, ''Critical Perspectives on the Rāmāyaṇa'', Sarup & Sons, 2001, p. 166-181 ''Sihalan'',Henry Yule, A. C. Burnell, ''Hobson-Jobson : The Anglo-Indian Dictionary'', 1903 ''Sihala''S. K. Aiyangar, ''Some Contributions of South India to Indian Culture'', Asian Educational Services, 1995); became ''Saylan'' from the 9th century,R. A. Donkin, ''Beyond Price: Pearls and Pearl-fishing, Origins to the Age of Disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese People
The Sinhalese people (), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more than 15.2 million. The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala language, Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language. Sinhalese people are predominantly Theravada Buddhists, although a significant minority of Sinhalese follow branches of Christianity in Sri Lanka, Christianity and Religion in Sri Lanka, other religions. Since 1815, Sinhalese people were broadly divided into two subgroups: the up-country Sinhalese of the Central province, Sri Lanka, central mountainous regions, and the low-country Sinhalese of the coastal regions. Although both groups speak the same language, they are distinguished as they observe different cultural customs. According to the ''Mahavamsa'', a Pali chronicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Language
Sinhala ( ; Sinhala: , , ), sometimes called Sinhalese ( ), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. It is also the first language of about 2 million other Sri Lankans, as of 2001. It is written in the Sinhalese script, a Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. The language has two main varieties, written and spoken, and is a notable example of the linguistic phenomenon known as diglossia. Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. Early forms of the Sinhalese language are attested to as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions, still retaining long vowels and aspirated consonants, is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi, a regional associate of the Middle-Indian Prakrits that had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Script
The Sinhalese script (), also known as Sinhala script, is a writing system used by the Sinhalese people and most Sri Lankans in Sri Lanka and elsewhere to write the Sinhalese language as well as the liturgical languages Pali and Sanskrit. The Sinhalese Akṣara Mālāva, one of the Brahmic scripts, is a descendant of the Ancient Indian Brahmi script. It is thought to be derived from Grantha script. History The Sinhala script is a Brahmi derivate and was thought to have been imported from Northern India around the 3rd century BCE. It developed in a complex manner, partly independently but also strongly influenced by South Indian scripts at various stages, manifestly influenced by the early Grantha script. Pottery from the 6th century BCE has been found in Anuradhapura with lithic Brahmi inscriptions written in Prakrit or Sinhala Prakrit. It has caused debate as to whether Ceylonese Brahmi influenced Brahmi in the Indian mainland. Medieval Sinhalese, which emerged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala (Unicode Block) ...
Sinhala is a Unicode block containing characters for the Sinhala and Pali languages of Sri Lanka, and is also used for writing Sanskrit in Sri Lanka. The Sinhala allocation is loosely based on the ISCII standard, except that Sinhala contains extra prenasalized consonant letters, leading to inconsistencies with other ISCII-Unicode script allocations. Block History The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Sinhala block: References {{Sinhala language Unicode blocks Unicode block A Unicode block is one of several contiguous ranges of numeric character codes (code points) of the Unicode character set that are defined by the Unicode Consortium for administrative and documentation purposes. Typically, proposals such as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Cinema
Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lankan films are usually made in Sinhala and Tamil, the dominant languages of the country. During the first decade, most films were made in neighboring Southern India and closely followed the conventions of Indian cinema. Studio shooting was the norm, with Indian style sets erected in film studios. It is widely believed that ''Rekava'', made in 1956 by pioneer director Lester James Peries, was the first Sinhala film to be shot completely out of studio, however, it was the filmGambada Sundari, starring Kingsley Jayasekera and Sheela Peiris in 1950, which was the first film shot outside studios instead. It was also the first Sri Lankan film where, like in "Rekava", the dialog was recorded on the spot. This was because the film was shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Kingdom
The Sinhala kingdom or Sinhalese kingdom refers to the successive Sinhalese kingdoms that existed in what is today Sri Lanka. The Sinhalese kingdoms are kingdoms known by the city at which its administrative centre was located. These are in chronological order: the kingdoms of Tambapanni, Upatissa Nuwara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka and Kandy. History The Sinhala kingdom ceased to exist by 1815, following the British takeover. While the Sinhala kingdom is claimed to have existed from 543 BCE to 1815 CE, other political entities claimed to have co-existed in Sri Lanka spanning certain partial periods, including the Jaffna kingdom (which existed 1215–1624 CE), Vanni chieftaincies (which existed from the 12th century to 1803 CE) and the Portuguese and Dutch colonies (which existed 1597–1658 CE and 1640–1796 respectively). During these partial periods of time, these political entities were not part of the Sinhala kingdom, except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magical Sounds Of Banco De Gaia
''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia'' is an album by Banco de Gaia. It was released in 1999 on Six Degrees Records as part of their ''Travel Series''. Track listing References External links''CMJ New Music Report'', February 22, 1999 {{DEFAULTSORT:Magical Sounds Of Banco De Gaia, The 1999 albums Banco de Gaia albums Six Degrees Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinha
Sinha is a surname which originates in the Indian subcontinent. The surname is commonly used by many communities including the Bengali Kayastha and the Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of the Hindi Belt, and is common in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It comes from a Sanskrit word meaning "lion" or "brave person". Usage subcontinent In India, Sinha is commonly used as a surname by the Kayasthas of the West Bengal and Bihar. In Sri Lanka, the term 'Sinha' (or Siha / Sinhe / Singhe / Singha / Singho) have commonly been used by the Sinhalese (or Sinhala). When it comes to the term 'Sinhala' itself, the first part of the word, 'Sinha' stands for lion while 'la' or 'le' stands for blood, giving the meaning 'Lion's blood'. The word Simhmam (or Singam / Singham / Singhai / Singai) is the Sri Lankan Tamil derivative. In northeast India, ''Sinha''s held high positions as advisors during the times of the Mughal Empire. In northern and middle part of India as well as southern India Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simha (other)
Simha may refer to: Surname * Abhaya Simha (born 1981), Kannada film director and screenwriter * Bobby Simha (born 1983), Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films * C. R. Simha (19422014), Indian actor, director and dramatist * Pratap Simha (born 1976), Indian politician * Siva Simha Malla (AKA Shiva Simha, before 1583–1619), Malla Dynasty King from Kathmandu * Vasishta N. Simha (born before 2011), Indian film actor who has appeared in Kannada and Tamil language films Given name * Simha of Speyer (13th century), German rabbi and tosafist * Simha Arom (born 1930), French-Israeli ethnomusicologist * Simha Babah (190273), Israeli politician * Simha Erlich (191583), Israeli politician * Simha Flapan (191187), Israeli historian and politician * Simha Tzabari (1913–2004), Israeli politician * Simha Varman II (before 438–460), ruler from the Pallava Dynasty in what is now Karnataka and coastal Andhra Pradesh * Simhana (), ruler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singam (other) , an Indian surname
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Singam may refer to: Film * ''Singam'' (film series), an Indian police film series of Tamil films created by Hari and starring Suriya ** '' Singam'', a 2010 Indian film ** '' Singam II'', a 2013 Indian film ** ''Si3 (film)'' or ''Singam 3'', a 2017 Indian film * '' Singam 123'', a 2015 Indian Telugu-language film Names * Singam (name), a surname or given name (including a list of people with the name) ( in Tamil language) See also * * Singham (other) * Simha (other) * Sinhala (other) * Singa (other) * Singhania (other) * Singh, an Indian surname * Sinha, an Indian name ** Sinha (surname) Sinha is a surname which originates in the Indian subcontinent. The surname is commonly used by many communities including the Bengali Kayastha and the Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of the Hindi Belt, and is common in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
