Rodiya dialect

Rodiya is a dialect of the Sinhalese language spoken by members of the Rodiya community of Sri Lanka. Speakers are considered to be low-caste among the Sinhalese people.

Examples of Rodiya words:^[1]

• dissenavā to come (Sinhala enavā)
• dumana house (Sinhala geya, gedara)
• galla mouth (Sinhala kaṭa)
• gävā man (Sinhala minihā)
• gävī woman (Sinhala gäänu)
• miganavā to eat (Sinhala kanavā)

References

Sinhalese language
Sri Lanka Sinhalese people
Stages	Elu Proto-Sinhala Medieval Sinhala Modern Sinhala
Dialects	Central Southern Maldivian Rodiya dialect Vedda language
Academic	Literature Literary Sinhala Sinhala name Pali
Sinhala and other languages	Influenced by Dutch English Portuguese Sanskrit Tamil Influenced Macanese Patois
Writing system	Alphabet Braille Numerals Archaic numbers Romanization (transliteration) Keyboard Typewriter Unicode block
Grammar and vocabulary	Grammar Spoken Sinhalese Gender differences Honorifics Slang Dictionaries
Phonology	Phonology
Events	Hela Havula Sinhala Only Act Software

Languages of Sri Lanka
Official languages	Sinhalese Tamil
Semiofficial language	English
Others	Malay Pali1 Portuguese Creole Vedda Gypsy Telugu Sri Lankan sign languages
Formerly spoken and Extinct	Arwi Ceylon Dutch Rodiya2
1a liturgical language 2a dialect of Sinhala