[DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka - Ethnic Groups - Country Studies [PAR] The people of Sri Lanka are divided into ethnic groups whose conflicts have 
dominated ... The Sinhalese are the largest ethnic group in the country, officially 
comprising ... They are distinguished primarily by their language, Sinhala, which 
is a... [DOC] [TLE] Demographics of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia [PAR] The Sri Lanka Tamils, who live predominantly in the north and east of the island, 
... form the third largest ethnic group at 9.3% of the population. They are mostly 
concentrated in urban areas in the southern parts of the... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka - Wikipedia [PAR] Sri Lanka officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly 
known as Ceylon), ... In addition to the majority Sinhalese, it is home to large 
groups of Sri Lankan and ... Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the 
commercial capital and largest city, .... Subsequently, they moved the capital to 
Polonnaruwa. [DOC] [TLE] Demographics of Staten Island - Wikipedia [PAR] Richmond County, also known as Staten Island is a borough of New York City, 
New York, ... Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 15.9% of the population. 
... The Little Sri Lanka in the Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island is one 
of ... are the largest minority group in Staten Island, and they're the second largest
... [DOC] [TLE] Islam in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia [PAR] ... band on the Sri Lankan flag represents Islam and the Moorish ethnic group. 
The Jami Ul Alfar mosque in pettah area is one of the oldest mosques in 
Colombo. Islam in Sri Lanka is practiced by 99.7% of the Moorish population of 
Sri Lanka. 1,967,227 .... Several genealogical theories point out that they belong 
to Tamil ethnicity... [DOC] [TLE] Culture of Sri Lanka - history, people, traditions, women, beliefs ... [PAR] Although the members of these groups share many cultural practices, beliefs, 
and ... 1.5 million Muslims, and less than seventy thousand people of other 
ethnicities. ... Sri Lanka has always been home to a multiethnic and multireligious 
society. ... They also typically will not accept food prepared by those of relatively 
lower... [DOC] [TLE] Strangers In A Strange Land: Sri Lankans In Staten Island [PAR] Dec 9, 2013 ... Over the past dozen years or so, the Sri Lankan population in Staten Island ... 
They're too embarrassed to even tell their families what they're doing, ... in one's 
home country, and the more dominant ethnic group may have... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette [PAR] Guide to Sri Lankan people, culture, society, language, business and social ... is 
the mother tongue of the Sinhalese ethnic group which is the largest in Sri Lanka. 
... In each they learn lessons and should try to better their conduct in each life... [DOC] [TLE] ETHNIC CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA AND REGIONAL SECURITY [PAR] All the major groups in Sri Lanka belong to a similar ethnic mix of migrants from 
.... the dominance of the Sinhala majority; they argued, at the least, for 
constitutional ..... India still appears keen to pursue this project and Sri Lanka's re-
structured... [DOC] [TLE] ETHNIC CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS [PAR] As we know that Sri Lanka has others ethnic groups such as 73.9% Sinhalese,
12.6% Tamil, .... ensure the dominance of the Sinhala majority; they argued, at 
the least, for constitutional ..... state is re-creation on ethnic and language ties. 
They... [DOC] [TLE] Root causes of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka | Tamil Guardian [PAR] Feb 19, 2008 ... The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka has many root causes and ... These wars were 
wars of dominance fought between regional rulers and were not 'race' wars ... 
convinced many Tamils that they had been perceived as a marginal community. 
... texts have been removed in the process of revision and re-writing. [DOC] [TLE] Ethnic Conflict and the Impact on the Dry Zone of Sri [PAR] It is important to understand the role of religion in Sri Lanka. ... The Sinhalese 
believe they are of Aryan descent

Question: They're the dominant ethnic group in Sri Lanka
Answer: the Sinhalese