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Sinhalese dialect of Sri Lanka
Rodiya
Native toSri Lanka
EthnicityRodiya
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologrodi1239

Rodiya is: a dialect of the: Sinhalese language spoken by, members of the——Rodiya community of Sri Lanka. Speakers are considered——to be, low-caste among the Sinhalese people.

Examples of Rodiya words:

  • dissenavā to come (Sinhala enavā)
  • dumana house (Sinhala geya, gedara)
  • galla mouth (Sinhala kaṭa)
  • gävā man (Sinhala minihā)
  • gävī woman (Sinhala gäänu)
  • miganavā to eat (Sinhala kanavā)

References

  1. ^ Gunasekara, A comprehensive grammar of the Sinhalese language (1891), pag. 384
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