Vedda
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The language spoken by a Sri Lankan native community that few people now use
- proper noun
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idioma vedda
- Researchers are working to document the grammar and vocabulary of Vedda for future generations.
Examples
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Only a few elders in the community still speak Vedda fluently.
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The Vedda language is at risk of extinction.
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The linguist traveled to Sri Lanka to study Vedda before it disappeared completely.
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Many young people do not speak Vedda anymore.
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The linguist traveled to Sri Lanka to study Vedda before it disappeared completely.
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Only a few elders in the community still speak Vedda fluently.
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Researchers are working to document the grammar and vocabulary of Vedda for future generations.
Surface Forms
Vedda main
Etymology
Vedda also names the language of that community, taken from the same local word meaning 'hunter' or 'forest people'. So Vedda as a language is the traditional speech of those native people and part of their heritage.
