The Vedda are an aboriginal peoples of Sri Lanka, who occupied the island before the arrival of the Aryans about 550 BC. Of Caucasoid stock, they are dark-brown, wavy-haired, long-limbed, long-headed, short in height. They consisted of forest Veddas, who still preserving the primitive culture until the early part of the 20th century; village Veddas, who intermarried with the Sinhalese and practise crude agriculture; and coast Veddas, dwelling for the most. part north of Batticaloa, who display Tamil admixture. Research Vedda
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