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Sri Lankan Chetties 6,075 (2012 census) Province Western 5,427 Northern 348 Central 193 Sinhala
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Tamil Christianity (mostly Roman Catholic and Anglican), Hinduism
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Sri Lankan Chetties (Sinhala : ශ්රී ලංකා චෙට්ටි , romanized: Śrī laṁkā Ceṭṭi Tamil : இலங்கை செட்டி , romanized: Ilaṅkai Ceṭṭi Colombo Chetties , are an ethnicity in the island of Sri Lanka .[1] [2] [3] Colombo Chetties. They were said to have migrated from India under Portuguese rule and were given special rights and representation during colonial rule.[4]
In modern times, the Chetties have been assimilated into Sinhala society. Most Chetties grow in Sinhala backgrounds. Hetti is another term used in this context, referring to the present generation of Chetties who do not have any relation to India but are solely from Sri Lanka.
Etymology
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The word is thought to have been derived from the Tamil word Etti , an honorific title bestowed on the leading and noble people.[5]
History
[ edit ] A Sri Lankan Chetty of 19th century
They settled mostly in western Sri Lanka , especially in the ports of Colombo from the 16th century to mid 17th century, during the rule of the Portuguese and Dutch.[6] [7] Roman Catholicism under Portuguese rule , as well as to Anglicanism and Reformed Christianity under British rule and Dutch rule , respectively.[8] Sinhalese ( Sinhala people) and Chetties are very common and therefore many were Sinhalised .[9] [10]
Representatives of the Colombo Chetty Association stressed out their distinctiveness, appealing for forming a separate ethnic group. The Chetties were notably also from 1814 to 1817 listed as a separate ethnic group.[4]
Historically an elite and generally wealthy ethnicity, they no longer strictly marry amongst themselves. In addition, migration to Australia , England , United States of America and Canada has tended to dilute their numbers.[citation needed
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References
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Sources
Casiechitty S, The Castes, Customs, Manners and Literature of the Tamils. Colombo: Ceylon Printers, 1934.
Pulle Tissera Shirley - History of The Colombo Chetties - 2000
Thurston E, Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Notes
^ Holt, John (2011-04-13). The Sri Lanka Reader: History, Cultured , Politics ISBN 978-0822349822
^ a b Wickramasinghe, Nira (2015). Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History ISBN 9780190225797
^ West Rudner, David (1987). "Religious Gifting and Inland Commerce in Seventeenth-Century South India". The Journal of Asian Studies . 46 2 ): 361–379. doi :10.2307/2056019 . JSTOR 2056019 . S2CID 162764761 .
^ Sivaratnam, C. (1964). An outline of the cultural history and principles of Hinduism
^ Silva, K. M. De (1981). A History of Sri Lanka 175 . ISBN 9780520043206
^ Vijayalakshmi, E.; Studies, International Centre for Ethnic (2005-01-01). Cultural minorities of Sri Lanka: their growth, achievements, and relevance today ISBN 9789555800969
^ Vijayalakshmi, E.; Studies, International Centre for Ethnic (2005-01-01). Cultural minorities of Sri Lanka: their growth, achievements, and relevance today ISBN 9789555800969
^ Peebles, Patrick (2015-10-22). Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka ISBN 9781442255852
^ "Population by ethnic group, census years" (PDF) . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2012 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lankan_Chetties&oldid=1209000131 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● S r i L a n k a n C h e t t i e s ● C a s t e s y s t e m i n S r i L a n k a ● S r i L a n k a n T a m i l s o c i e t y ● T a m i l d i a s p o r a i n A s i a ● S r i L a n k a n T a m i l c a s t e s ● S r i L a n k a n p e o p l e o f I n d i a n d e s c e n t ● I n d i a n s i n S r i L a n k a H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● E n g v a r B f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 1 9 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s u s i n g i n f o b o x e t h n i c g r o u p w i t h i m a g e p a r a m e t e r s ● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g S i n h a l a - l a n g u a g e t e x t ● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g T a m i l - l a n g u a g e t e x t ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s f r o m J u l y 2 0 1 5
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 9 F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 4 , a t 2 1 : 2 1 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
