19th Century Moor Merchant with Sinhalese Traders
சோனகர்.கொம் உருவாக்கப்பட்டதன் அடிப்படைக் காரணம், பொதுவாக முஸ்லிம்கள் என அடையாளப்படுத்தப்படும் இலங்கை சோனக சமூகத்தின் வரலாற்றைப் பதிவு செய்வதாகும்.
2011 - 2017 வரையான காலப்பகுதியில் எமது தளத்தில் இலங்கை முஸ்லிம்களின் பூர்வீகம் பற்றிய ஆய்வு பதிவேற்றப்பட்டிருந்தது.
எமது பிரதம ஆசிரியர் ஊடகவியலாளர் இர்பான் இக்பாலின் இவ்வாய்வுப் பணி தற்போது மேலும் விரிவாக்கப்பட்டு இலங்கையில் வெளியாகும் நவமணி பத்திரிகையில் வாரந்தோறும் வெள்ளிக்கிழமைகளில் தொடர் ஆக்கமாக பிரசுரிக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
அதன் இறுதியில் அதனை ஒரு நூலாக வெளியிடுவதற்கான ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டிருப்பதோடு இப்புதிய தளத்தில் விரைவில் பதிவேற்றம் செய்யப்படவுள்ளது என்பதை அறியத்தருகிறோம். [Last updated: 07-04-2018]
The term "sonakar (சோனகர்)" refers to MOORS community of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan MOORS are an indigenous ethnic minority group in Sri Lanka named as Moors by the Portuguese upon their arrival to the island in the 16th century (1505 AD) who were otherwise known as "Sonakar" in Tamil and "Yonaka" in Sinhalese languages and in ancient history of the island.
Sri Lankan Moors predominantly follow Islam and are currently just under 10% of the total population of the island living widespread all over the country.
Moors living in the North-East parts of the country mainly speak Tamil and those who live in Central, Southern and Western parts of the nation speak Sinhalese as well as a slightly different dialect of Tamil due to the nature of the mixture of languages in use.
It is worth noting that the great Chinese admiral Zheng He, during his visit to the island in early 15th century, has addressed the Sri Lankan Moors in Persian language (Galle Trilingual Inscription).
Sri Lankan Moors widely used a literary intermediate language called "Arwi" which is equal to Urdu consisting Arabic alphabet until the arrival of the Portuguese. However, a large portion of it was lost due to the retaliation measures taken by the latter upon invading the island against the community which fought and resisted the desire of the Portugese to take control of the nation.
Historically, the Sri Lankan Moors community is well known for their natural trading habit and abilities and are still a dominating force in country's economic growth.
Sri Lankan MOORS are an indigenous ethnic minority group in Sri Lanka named as Moors by the Portuguese upon their arrival to the island in the 16th century (1505 AD) who were otherwise known as "Sonakar" in Tamil and "Yonaka" in Sinhalese languages and in ancient history of the island.
Sri Lankan Moors predominantly follow Islam and are currently just under 10% of the total population of the island living widespread all over the country.
Moors living in the North-East parts of the country mainly speak Tamil and those who live in Central, Southern and Western parts of the nation speak Sinhalese as well as a slightly different dialect of Tamil due to the nature of the mixture of languages in use.
It is worth noting that the great Chinese admiral Zheng He, during his visit to the island in early 15th century, has addressed the Sri Lankan Moors in Persian language (Galle Trilingual Inscription).
Sri Lankan Moors widely used a literary intermediate language called "Arwi" which is equal to Urdu consisting Arabic alphabet until the arrival of the Portuguese. However, a large portion of it was lost due to the retaliation measures taken by the latter upon invading the island against the community which fought and resisted the desire of the Portugese to take control of the nation.
Historically, the Sri Lankan Moors community is well known for their natural trading habit and abilities and are still a dominating force in country's economic growth.
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