Zeylan: Difference between revisions

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Moors Moors], of Indian, Arab, & Persian origin, are characterized by their Muslim religion and Tamil language. Zeylanese Javanese & Malay people, despite being Muslim too, are classified separately since they speak their own language. Chinese people have also settled in Zeylan since the 17th century. A community of [[Tauland|Taulanders]], numbering a few thousand people, live in Kolamba and Galle. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Kaffirs Afro-Zeylanese] came from Mozambique, [[Cape Republic|the Cape]], & AbyssiniaMadagascar as slaves or immigrants from the 16th to 19th centuries.