Jaya Wewa

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Jaya Wewa (Sinhala: ජය වේවා) is a salutation and slogan used in Sri Lanka, best translated as "May you be victorious" or "Victory" in Sinhalese. It is most often used patriotically in the phrase "Sri Lanka Jaya Wewa" (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජය වේවා; transl. Victory to Sri Lanka). It is used in political speeches, as a battle cry, as a chant at sporting events, or to support rallies. It is used equivalently to the Indian phrase “Jai Hind,” or the Pakistani phrase “Pakistan Zindabad.”