Elu
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Elu is the name given to the ancient form of the Sinhala language. It is purported to be the language spoken by Vijaya and early Indo-Aryan migrants to Sri Lanka. Elu is considered by some scholars to be a type of Prakrit while others contend it is entirely native to Sri Lanka. The Hela Havula are a Sri Lankan literary organization that advocate the use of the Elu terms over the Sanskritic ones.
{| class="wikitable" !Elu Term !! Sanskritic Term !! Pali Term !! English |-|style="width:09em" |äsa || akshiya || akkhi || eye |- |akura || aksharaya || akkhara || letter |- |aruta || artaya || || meaning |- |ahasa || ākāshaya || ākāsa || sky |- |asuna || āsanaya || āsana || seat |- |bambu || Brahma || || Brahma |- |bamburā || barbara || || barbarian |- |basa || bāshāva || || language |- |bima || bhūmiya || || land |- |bubula || budbuda || bubbula || bubble |- |boduna || bhōjanaya || bhojana || food |- |bubula || budbuda || bubbula || bubble |- |bōsat || bōdhisattva || bōdhisatta || Bodhisattva |- |dahama, dam || dharmaya || dhamma || Dharma |- |dakuna || dakshina || dakkhina || south |- |devola || devālaya || || temple |- |diga, digu || dhīrga || dīgha || long |- |diviya || jīvitaya || jīvita || life |- |dudana, dujana || durjana || || wicked, malicious |- |dujanā || durnajayā || || wicked person |- |dukata || dushkrita || || wicked deed |- |dulaba || durlabha || || rare |- |duma || druma || dhūma || smoke |- |gata || gātraya || gatta || body |- |gatakura || gātraakshara || || consonant |- |karuvā || kāraya || || person |- |keta || kshētraya || khetta || field |- |kiDa || krīDāva || || sport |- |kila || kīlāva || || sport |- |kinu || krishna || || dark |- |kumarā || kumārayā || || prince |- |kumari || kumāri || || princecess |- |kuriru || krūra || kurūra || cruel |- |lassana || lakshana || || beautiful |- |lowa || lōkaya || || world |- |maga || mārgaya || || mway |- |magula || mangalaya || || marriage |- |matura || mantraya || || incancation |- |mäda || madhyama, madhya || || middle |- |mituraā || mitrayā || mitta || friend |- |mudu || mrudu || mudu || soft |- |muwa || mukha || mukha || mouth |- |mädura || madiraya || || palace |- |mula || moolikaawa || mūla || origin |- |näba || nābhiya || nābhi || navel |- |näva || naukāwa || || ship |- |neta || nētraya || netta || eye |- |nidana || nidhānaya || nidhāna || treasure |- |nimala || nirmala || nimmala || pure |- |nipana || nishpanna || || production |- |nivana || nirvānaya || nibbana || Nirvana |- |nuvara || nagaraya || nagara || city |- |pamana || pramānaya || || amount |- |parapura || paramparāva || || generation |- |pänaya || prashnaya || || problem, question |- |pava || pāpaya || || sin |- |pavasa || pipāsaya || pipāsam || thirst |- |parana || purāna || || old |- |parusa || parusha || || harsh |- |pasana || prasanna || || pleasant |- |pāsala || pāTashālāva || || school |- |pavaruna || prakaranaya || || treatise |- |pätuma || prārtanāva || || wish, hope |- |pedesa || pradēshaya || || country |- |pema || prēmaya || pema || love |- |piduma || pūjāva || || offering |- |pina || punya || || merit |- |pokuna || || pokkharaneeya || pond |- |pun || pura, pūrna || || full |- |pupa || pushpaya || || flower |- |puva || pūrva || || former, prior |- |puvata || pravūrtiya || || news |- |rada || rajā || || king |- |rakusā || rakshayā || || demon |- |ratu, rat || rakta || || red |- |räsa || rashmiya || || ray |- |räya || rātriya || || night |- |ruva || rūpaya || || shape, form |- |sanda || candraya || || moon |- |sena || sēnāva || || army |- |sirura || sharēraya || || body |- |soyuraa, sohowuraa || sahōdarayā || || brother |- |sonduru || sundara || || beautiful |- |supina || swapnaya || || dream |- |vesak || vaishāka || || Vesak |- | || || || |- | || || || |- | || || || |- | || || || |- | || || || |- | || || ||
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