History
The Tamils of Sri Lanka, throughout history, have attempted to categorize the Sri Lankan Moors as belonging to the Tamil ethnic group. Arab traders however adopted the Tamil language when they settled in Sri Lanka. This meant that mistakenly Tamils concluded that the Moors were from their race. The features of Sri Lankan Moors are also very different, they commonly have lighter skin tone and hair color. As a result some view the Sri Lankan Moors and Tamils as two ethnic groups, who speak the same language.
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