Total population | |
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5,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA | |
Languages | |
Sri Lankan Portuguese Creole, Portuguese, English, Sinhala and Tamil | |
Religion | |
Catholic and other Christian denominations | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Luso-Asians, Luso-Indians, Burgher people, Portuguese, Dutch Burghers, Sinhalese, Kaffirs & Sri Lankan Tamils |
The Portuguese Burghers[1][2][3] are an ethnic group in Sri Lanka, of mixed Portuguese and Sri Lankan descent.[4] They are largely Catholic and some still speak the Sri Lanka Indo-Portuguese language, a creole based on Portuguese mixed with Sinhalese.[5] In modern times, English has become the common language while Sinhalese is taught in school as a second language. Portuguese Burghers sometimes mixed with but are to be distinguished from other Burgher people, such as Dutch Burghers.[6]
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