Why the Muslims speak in Tamil???

sEE_dA_trUth

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    life said:
    They came to South Asia as traders. They had come to India before coming to SL. There they have established their business. They had learnt Tamil because it made them easier to communicate with South Indians. Later when they came here, they din't want to learn Sinhala because there were lot of Tamils in Sri Lanaka.

    This is my personal opinion, and it's not based on any historic provement. :D


    k.. thanx bro
     

    sirajstc

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    isira87 said:
    Na eyala godak durata wada karanne arabic walin (skul wala ugannanne ehema),eka thamai eyalage bashawa..
    sinhala apita tamil bari unata muslim ayata sinhala demala arabic english wage basha godak puluwan..
    kohomath meaka echchara wadagath na,wali yanna puluwan topic ekak..
    me gana danagannama ona nam siraj ta PM karala ahaganna..


    yes i am here :D:yes:yes bro ur 100 correct deyyengen piten apita ema baasawak wagema kata karanna puluwan:yes:

    eelagata igana ganna tiyanne japan language eka :rofl:


     

    life

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    Sakala sirin piri siri lankawe
    life said:
    They came to South Asia as traders. They had come to India before coming to SL. There they have established their business. They had learnt Tamil because it made them easier to communicate with South Indians. Later when they came here, they din't want to learn Sinhala because there were lot of Tamils in Sri Lanaka.

    This is my personal opinion, and it's not based on any historic provement. :D
    And when Muslims came to Sri Lanka most of the Tamil people lived in Jafna which is close to South India. So they migh had connections with Jafna Tamils first. It was easier for them to communicate with them.

    Plus I've heard that at that time lot of Sinhalese could understand Tamil. Even today most of the old men in our village can understand Tamil and some can even speak in Tamil
     

    sirajstc

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    rillu said:
    MACHAN MAMA MUSLIM...APE AMMA NAM KATHA KARANNE TAMIL...
    SINHALATH HODHATA PULUWAN...
    MATAN LANGUAGE 4K PULUWA..
    1ST MAMA STUDY KALE SINHALA...
    2ND TAMIL...
    3RD ENGLISH...
    4RTH ARABIC...

    APE AREA AKE OKKOMA WAGE SINHALA THAMA KATHA KARANNE....
    APE HARI LANGUAGE 1KA ARABIC...
    ATH ARABIC AYA DHAN LANKAWE A NE...API KATH AKKADHA ARABIC KATHA KARANNE...?
    DHANNA AHUWENA LANGUAGE 1KAKINMA KATHA KARANAWA...
    OYATA DHAN MEKE ATHI PRASHNE MONAWADHA?

    yes machan :yes:
     

    fahadhnazir

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    as per my knowledge.. apey gedara num languages 3 ma use karanawa.. sinhala, english, tamil..

    Muslims of Sri Lanka living in Eastern Province speak Tamil is a fact. But, this does not mean that they are Tamils by race For example, many non-Arabs speak Arabic but that does not make them Arabs.



    A hundred years ago-in 1888, the, then leader of the Tamil community, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan asserted both in the Legislative Council of Ceylon and in the Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch) that Ceylon Moors were Tamils by race and Muslims by religion. The Muslims were offended by this deliberate Misrepresentation or misinterpretation. The them President of the Moors Association, I.L.M. Abdul Azeez wrote a book proving beyond doubt that the Ceylon Moors were descended from the Arab traders who had settled in the island several centuries ago and that they were not Tamils.



    Soon after Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948, the leader of the Tamil Congress, G.G. Ponnabbalam once again repeated that Muslims of Sri Lanka were Tamils by race. This time, the leader of Ceylon Moors. Sir Razik Fareed took umbrage and reiterated that by no stretch of imagination could the Ceylon Moors be considered Tamils and demanded that Tamil head teachers in government Muslim schools should be replaced with Muslim hand teachers.



    eka hena loku scene ekak machang wen discussin...but short and sweet.. lankawe muslim families bahutharayak english, sinhala or/and tamil kathakaranawa
     

    sEE_dA_trUth

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    life said:
    And when Muslims came to Sri Lanka most of the Tamil people lived in Jafna which is close to South India. So they migh had connections with Jafna Tamils first. It was easier for them to communicate with them.

    Plus I've heard that at that time lot of Sinhalese could understand Tamil. Even today most of the old men in our village can understand Tamil and some can even speak in Tamil


    mm.. yep
     

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    sEE_dA_trUth said:
    thanx machan.. eka godak denek ta aul giya mama prashne ahapu widiye waraddak thiyenawa..

    aulak naha.. meka dan iwarayak karamu
    Ow machan me davas tike vali giya nisa hamoma hama deyak dihama balanne sakayen machan
    Eka venati hetuva
    Ok machan api meka ivarayak karala damu :D