Question

what are the most important
social groups of sri lanka?​

Answer 1

Answer:Answer: The most important groups of  Sri Lanka are as given below :

(i) Sinhala speaking

(ii) Tamil speaking

Explanation: The two main social groups in Sri Lanka are:

• Sinhala-speakers - 74%

• Tamil-speakers - 18 %. Among Tamils there are two subgroups;

• Tamil natives or the ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ - 13 %.

• ‘Indian Tamils’- 87 % of the Tamil-speakers. Their forefathers came from India as plantation workers during colonial period.