Giraavaru people
Indigenous people of Giraavaru Island, Maldives / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Giraavaru, Tivaru.
The Giraavaru people are indigenous people of the Giravaaru islands that is part of Maldives. They are considered to be the earliest island community of the Maldives, predating Buddhism and the arrival of Indo-Aryan speakers in the archipelago. Their ancestors were ancient Tamil people who they referred to as 'Tamila'.[2][3] Other mainstream Maldivians considered them to be of lower social status.[4] They lived on the island of Giravaru until 1972, but were later relocated to Male',[4] the nation's capital where they were assimilated in with the local social groups.[4]
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Maldives | |
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Dhivehi | |
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Hinduism[1] | |
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Maldivians, Tamils, Dravidians |
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